U.S. Education Spending Compared to Other Countries

Public direct expenditures for education as a percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP), by country: 2003

NOTE: Includes all government expenditures for education institutions, plus public subsidies to households for living costs that are not spent at education institutions.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance, 2006.

For additional information, click on National Center for Education Statistics.