# Spending per student, primary to tertiary

Total expenditure on educational institutions from public, private and international sources per full-time equivalent student, primary to tertiary education (ISCED 2011 levels 1 to 8), in US dollars at current prices converted with purchasing power parities for GDP.

## Key facts

- Spending per student, primary to tertiary in the United States was 22,144 USD at PPP in 2022, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Luxembourg had the highest spending per student, primary to tertiary of 35 countries in 2022, at 32,215 USD at PPP, and Mexico the lowest, at 4,023 USD at PPP. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Published for 37 places, with figures from 1995 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `expenditure_per_student_usd_ppp`
- Unit: USD at PPP
- Note: Includes research and development spending at universities. Countries do not report every year, and the latest year usually lags by about three years.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/spending-per-student
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/expenditure_per_student_usd_ppp

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | USD at PPP | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2022 | 22,144 | OECD. OECD Education at a Glance: total expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student, primary to tertiary, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_EAG_UOE_FIN@DF_UOE_INDIC_FIN_PERSTUD). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EAG_UOE_FIN%40DF_UOE_INDIC_FIN_PERSTUD&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/spending-per-student/countries.md) (37 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/spending-per-student/eu-countries.md) (22 places)