The government of the United Kingdom spent around 32.9 billion British pounds on primary and pre-primary education in the 2021/22 financial year, with the vast majority of this spending going towards primary level education, and 4.5 billion pounds to pre-primary education.
Public sector expenditure on pre-primary and primary education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP)
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Statistics on Education in the UK
Schools, pupils, and teachers
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- Basic Statistic Number of schools in the United Kingdom 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of full-time teachers in the UK 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of public sector employees in education UK 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic Pupil to teacher ratio in the United Kingdom 2000-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of pupils attending schools in the UK 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of secondary schools in the United Kingdom 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of primary schools in the UK 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of nursery schools in the UK 2010-2022
Grades
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- Basic Statistic Proportion of GCSE entries that achieved a pass grade in the UK 1988-2022
- Basic Statistic Proportion of GCSE entries that achieved a pass grade in the UK 2000-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Proportion of GCSE entries that achieved a high pass grade in the UK 1988-2022
- Premium Statistic GCSE entries that achieved a high pass grade in the UK 2000-2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic GCSE grade levels in England in 2022
- Premium Statistic National 5 pass rates Scotland 2014-2022
- Basic Statistic A Level results in the United Kingdom 2000-2022, by grade
Economic indicators
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- Premium Statistic GVA of the education sector UK 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Government spending on education in the UK 1998-2022
- Premium Statistic Government spending on education in the UK 2022, by function
- Basic Statistic Government spending on primary education in the UK 2009-2022
- Basic Statistic Government spending on secondary education in the UK 2009-2022
- Premium Statistic CPI inflation rate for education in the UK 1989-2022
- Premium Statistic CPI for education in the UK 1988-2022
Opinions and views
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- Basic Statistic Perception on how good or bad education is in Great Britain 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Decisive factors for parents choosing an education provider in England 2021
- Basic Statistic Opinion on what should change at schools in England in 2021
- Basic Statistic Opinion on if the education system prepares children for work in England in 2021
- Basic Statistic Opinion on if the school system in England is improving in 2021
International Comparisons
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- Premium Statistic Share of GDP spent on education in Europe 2020
- Basic Statistic Overall PISA score in major European countries 2006-2018
- Basic Statistic PISA results in Europe in 2018, by category
- Basic Statistic Frequency of bullying in European countries 2018
- Basic Statistic Socio-economic inequality in reading attainment in European countries 2018
- Premium Statistic Length of school summer holiday in European countries in 2018/19
Further related statistics
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- Hong Kong primary education expenditure share in public education spending 2008-2018
- Public expenditure on education R&D in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2019
- Government spending on education per capita UK 2022, by region
- Primary education spending per student, emerging and developed countries 2010
- Expenditure on education in England (UK) 2017/18
- Hong Kong's higher education expenditure share in public education spending 2008-2018
- Finland: public expenditure on education as ratio to GDP 1990-2020
- Hong Kong secondary education expenditure share in public education spend 2008-2018
- Share of public spending on health, education and defense in Spain 2011-2018
- Capital expenditure of public primary schools in Turkey 2011-2021
- Year-on-year change in education spending in European Union 2019
- Tuitions of leading U.S. schools in medical research 2023
- Share of primary and secondary learning total online education market India 2016-2021
- Ranking in GCC for quality of primary education 2018 by country
- Total education spending in Taiwan 2011-2021
- Distribution of non-oil revenue Saudi Arabia 2020
- Projected public expenditure on healthcare as a share of GDP in Portugal 2016-2070
- Health expenditure as share of GDP in Norway 2013-2021
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Statistics
- Hong Kong primary education expenditure share in public education spending 2008-2018
- Public expenditure on education R&D in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2019
- Government spending on education per capita UK 2022, by region
- Primary education spending per student, emerging and developed countries 2010
- Expenditure on education in England (UK) 2017/18
- Hong Kong's higher education expenditure share in public education spending 2008-2018
- Finland: public expenditure on education as ratio to GDP 1990-2020
- Hong Kong secondary education expenditure share in public education spend 2008-2018
- Share of public spending on health, education and defense in Spain 2011-2018
- Capital expenditure of public primary schools in Turkey 2011-2021
- Year-on-year change in education spending in European Union 2019
- Tuitions of leading U.S. schools in medical research 2023
- Share of primary and secondary learning total online education market India 2016-2021
- Ranking in GCC for quality of primary education 2018 by country
- Total education spending in Taiwan 2011-2021
- Distribution of non-oil revenue Saudi Arabia 2020
- Projected public expenditure on healthcare as a share of GDP in Portugal 2016-2070
- Health expenditure as share of GDP in Norway 2013-2021
HM Treasury. (July 20, 2022). Public sector expenditure on pre-primary and primary education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298903/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-primary-education/
HM Treasury. "Public sector expenditure on pre-primary and primary education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP)." Chart. July 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298903/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-primary-education/
HM Treasury. (2022). Public sector expenditure on pre-primary and primary education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298903/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-primary-education/
HM Treasury. "Public Sector Expenditure on Pre-primary and Primary Education in The United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298903/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-primary-education/
HM Treasury, Public sector expenditure on pre-primary and primary education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298903/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-primary-education/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Public sector expenditure on pre-primary and primary education in the United Kingdom from 2009/10 to 2021/22 (in billion GBP) [Graph], HM Treasury, July 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298903/united-kingdom-uk-public-sector-expenditure-primary-education/