GITNUXREPORT 2026

Educational Industry Statistics

Education funding is not the same story everywhere: global private higher ed spending hit $200 billion in 2022, while U.S. higher ed revenue reached $607 billion in 2021, and U.S. K-12 federal funding was $79 billion in FY2022. Then the outcome gap sharpens with literacy and achievement contrasts, from adult literacy at 86.3% in 2022 to a U.S. 4th grade NAEP math score averaging 236 in 2022, helping you see where investment is landing and where it is not.

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U.S. global total K-12 expenditure reached $857 billion in 2020

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Global education spending was 4.2% of GDP average in 2021 across 100 countries

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In 2022, U.K. education budget was £83 billion, 11% of public spending

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India's public education spend was 4.6% of GDP in 2023

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U.S. higher ed revenue totaled $607 billion in 2021, 47% from tuition

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China invested 4.7% of GDP in education in 2022, RMB 6.2 trillion

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Brazil's education budget was 6% of GDP in 2022, R$300 billion

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In 2021, low-income countries spent $55 per student annually vs $10,000 high-income

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Australia's education expenditure was 5.5% GDP in 2022

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U.S. federal K-12 funding was $79 billion in FY2022, 8% of total

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South Africa's education budget 20% of national in 2023, R$300 billion

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Global private education spending hit $200 billion in higher ed 2022

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Germany's Länder spent €180 billion on education 2022

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Nigeria's education allocation was 7.9% of 2023 budget, NGN1.5 trillion

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Japan’s education budget was 3.6% GDP in 2022, ¥23 trillion

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U.K. higher ed funding £2.5 billion public grants in 2022

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Canada spent 5.2% GDP on education 2022, CAD100 billion

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U.S. state funding for K-12 was $566 billion in 2020, 47% total

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France allocated €85 billion to education in 2023 budget

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Indonesia’s education budget 20% of national 2023, IDR665 trillion

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Mexico public education spend 4.1% GDP 2022

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Turkey education expenditure 4.3% GDP 2022

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Pakistan education budget 2.2% GDP 2023, PKR1.1 trillion

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In 2022, U.S. 4th graders NAEP math score averaged 236, down 5 from 2019

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PISA 2022: Singapore topped math at 575, OECD average 472

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U.S. high school graduation rate reached 87% in 2019-20

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India's ASER 2022: 42.7% Class 5 kids couldn't read Class 2 text

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Global literacy rate for adults 86.3% in 2022, youth 92%

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China PISA 2018 science score 590, top globally

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U.S. college completion rate 6-year was 63% for 2015 cohort

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Brazil's SAEB 2021: 8th grade reading proficiency 48%

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U.K. GCSE pass rate (4+) was 73.1% in 2022

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Sub-Saharan Africa learning poverty rate 89% pre-COVID

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Australia NAPLAN 2022: Year 9 reading average 582, down from 2019

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U.S. Black-White NAEP gap 29 points math 2022

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South Korea PISA reading 515 in 2022, OECD 476

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Germany's Abitur pass rate 94% in 2022

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Nigeria WAEC pass rate 37% in 5 subjects 2022

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Japan TIMSS 2019 math 8th grade 527, top 3 global

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Canada's PISA science 2022: 507 vs OECD 485

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U.S. Hispanic NAEP reading 2022: 204 for 8th grade

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France Baccalauréat pass 96% in 2022

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Indonesia PISA 2022 math 366, lowest OECD participant

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Mexico's graduation rate secondary 77% in 2022

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Turkey PISA 2022 reading 456

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Pakistan ASER 2022: 60% Class 3 couldn't read Class 2 story

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Global tertiary graduation rate 39% in 2021

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In 2022, U.S. public K-12 enrollment totaled 49.0 million students, with 46.6 million in public schools and 2.4 million in private

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Globally, 258 million children and youth were out of school in 2021 at primary/secondary levels

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In 2023, India's higher education enrollment reached 43.3 million students across 1,113 universities

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U.S. college enrollment fell to 15.4 million undergraduates in fall 2022, down 15% from 2019 peak

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In 2021, 59% of U.S. high school graduates enrolled in college immediately after graduation

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China's higher education gross enrollment ratio reached 59.6% in 2022 with 47.6 million students

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In 2022, female enrollment in U.S. public schools was 49.5% of total K-12, slightly higher than males at 50.5%

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Sub-Saharan Africa had 98 million children out of primary school in 2020

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U.K. higher education saw 2.9 million students in 2021/22, up 3% from prior year

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In 2023, Brazil's public university enrollment was 8.3 million, 75% of total higher ed

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U.S. Hispanic K-12 enrollment share rose to 27% in 2022 from 22% in 2012

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In 2021, 1.6 billion learners affected by COVID-19 school closures globally

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Australia's university enrollment hit 1.1 million domestic students in 2022

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In 2022, U.S. for-profit college enrollment was 1.0 million, down 40% since 2012

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Nigeria had 10.5 million out-of-school children aged 5-14 in 2021

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Germany's tertiary enrollment rate was 55% in 2022 for 18-24 year olds

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In 2023, South Korea's college enrollment rate was 72.4% for high school graduates

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U.S. Black student K-12 enrollment was 15% in 2022

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Pakistan's primary out-of-school rate was 38% for girls in 2021

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In 2022, Canada's postsecondary enrollment was 2.2 million, 70% in universities

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Japan's university enrollment ratio was 58% in 2022

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In 2021, U.S. Asian/Pacific Islander K-12 enrollment was 5%

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Egypt's higher education enrollment grew to 3.6 million in 2022

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France had 2.8 million higher ed students in 2022/23

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In 2022, U.S. White K-12 enrollment fell to 45% from 51% in 2012

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Indonesia's tertiary enrollment rate hit 36% in 2022

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In 2023, Mexico's higher ed enrollment was 4.9 million students

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U.S. Native American K-12 enrollment was 1% in 2022

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Turkey's higher ed enrollment reached 8.4 million in 2022

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In 2021, global primary enrollment rate was 90%, secondary 84%

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In 2022, U.S. public school teachers numbered 3.2 million, with 80% full-time

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Globally, 44 million teachers needed by 2030 to achieve SDG 4

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U.K. had 467,000 full-time equivalent teachers in state schools in 2022

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In 2023, India's teacher shortage in elementary schools was 1.1 million

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U.S. female teachers comprised 77% of public K-12 in 2022

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China employed 18.3 million full-time teachers in 2022 across all levels

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In 2022, average U.S. public school teacher salary was $66,397

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Brazil had 2.4 million basic education teachers in 2022

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Globally, pupil-teacher ratio in primary was 23:1 in 2021

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Australia's school teachers totaled 264,000 FTE in 2022

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U.S. principals numbered 120,000 in public schools 2022

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South Africa's teacher vacancy rate was 8% in public schools 2023

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In 2022, 94% of U.S. public schools had at least one counselor, averaging 1 per 424 students

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Germany's 800,000 teachers had average salary €50,000 in 2022

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Nigeria's pupil-teacher ratio was 37:1 in primary 2021

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Japan's 900,000 school teachers had 95% certification rate in 2022

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In 2023, U.K. teacher retention rate was 71% after 5 years

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Canada's teachers numbered 430,000 in K-12 2022

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U.S. special ed teachers: 443,000 in 2022

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France's 1.1 million teachers in primary/secondary averaged 19 hours/week teaching

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In 2022, 8% of U.S. public schools reported teacher shortages in math

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Indonesia had 3.1 million teachers with 93% certification in 2022

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Mexico's teacher training covered 1.2 million in-service in 2023

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Turkey employed 1.1 million teachers in 2022, pupil ratio 17:1 secondary

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In 2022, U.S. higher ed faculty was 1.5 million, 51% part-time

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Pakistan had 0.8 million primary teachers for 26 million students 2021

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South Korea's teacher salary was 1.9 times GDP per capita in 2022

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In 2023, global edtech market valued $142 billion, projected $404B by 2025 CAGR 16%

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U.S. K-12 schools 95% had internet 2022, 93% high-speed

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Worldwide online learning users 220 million in 2023

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India's edtech funding $4 billion in 2022, down from 2021 peak

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U.S. higher ed LMS adoption 95% in 2023, Canvas 45% share

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Global MOOC enrollments exceeded 300 million by 2023

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China edtech market $12 billion 2023 post-regulation

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77% U.S. teachers used digital tools daily pre-COVID 2020

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Brazil 1-to-1 device programs in 40% public schools 2023

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U.K. 99% schools full fiber broadband target by 2025, 85% 2023

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Africa edtech startups raised $500 million 2022

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U.S. 1:1 student devices in 60% districts 2023

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Global AI in education market $4 billion 2023, CAGR 40%

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Germany's schools 92% internet-connected 2022

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VR/AR edtech adoption 25% U.S. K-12 2023

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Japan 100% schools Wi-Fi by 2022

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Canada 88% students high-speed home internet 2022

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U.S. edtech venture funding $10.4 billion 2021 peak, $4.6B 2022

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France digital plan: 100% schools tablets by 2023

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Indonesia 70% schools internet access 2023

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Mexico CONECTA program connected 200,000 schools 2023

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Turkey FATIH project: 700,000 interactive boards in schools 2022

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Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified May 4, 2026·Next review: Nov 2026

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Global education spend averaged 4.2% of GDP across 100 countries in 2021, but the real picture is much messier once you separate public budgets from private higher ed, and classrooms from outcomes. Funding trends are only half the story, because literacy and learning poverty still diverge sharply across systems, even when technology adoption looks similar. Let’s connect the money, the teachers, and the results using a dataset packed with the latest education industry statistics.

Key Takeaways

U.S. global total K-12 expenditure reached $857 billion in 2020
Global education spending was 4.2% of GDP average in 2021 across 100 countries
In 2022, U.K. education budget was £83 billion, 11% of public spending
In 2022, U.S. 4th graders NAEP math score averaged 236, down 5 from 2019
PISA 2022: Singapore topped math at 575, OECD average 472
U.S. high school graduation rate reached 87% in 2019-20
In 2022, U.S. public K-12 enrollment totaled 49.0 million students, with 46.6 million in public schools and 2.4 million in private
Globally, 258 million children and youth were out of school in 2021 at primary/secondary levels
In 2023, India's higher education enrollment reached 43.3 million students across 1,113 universities
In 2022, U.S. public school teachers numbered 3.2 million, with 80% full-time
Globally, 44 million teachers needed by 2030 to achieve SDG 4
U.K. had 467,000 full-time equivalent teachers in state schools in 2022
In 2023, global edtech market valued $142 billion, projected $404B by 2025 CAGR 16%
U.S. K-12 schools 95% had internet 2022, 93% high-speed
Worldwide online learning users 220 million in 2023

Education spending remains massive but learning outcomes vary widely, with unequal access to teachers and technology.

Funding and Expenditure

1U.S. global total K-12 expenditure reached $857 billion in 2020

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2Global education spending was 4.2% of GDP average in 2021 across 100 countries

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3In 2022, U.K. education budget was £83 billion, 11% of public spending

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4India's public education spend was 4.6% of GDP in 2023

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5U.S. higher ed revenue totaled $607 billion in 2021, 47% from tuition

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6China invested 4.7% of GDP in education in 2022, RMB 6.2 trillion

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7Brazil's education budget was 6% of GDP in 2022, R$300 billion

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8In 2021, low-income countries spent $55 per student annually vs $10,000 high-income

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9Australia's education expenditure was 5.5% GDP in 2022

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10U.S. federal K-12 funding was $79 billion in FY2022, 8% of total

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11South Africa's education budget 20% of national in 2023, R$300 billion

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12Global private education spending hit $200 billion in higher ed 2022

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13Germany's Länder spent €180 billion on education 2022

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14Nigeria's education allocation was 7.9% of 2023 budget, NGN1.5 trillion

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15Japan’s education budget was 3.6% GDP in 2022, ¥23 trillion

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16U.K. higher ed funding £2.5 billion public grants in 2022

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17Canada spent 5.2% GDP on education 2022, CAD100 billion

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18U.S. state funding for K-12 was $566 billion in 2020, 47% total

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19France allocated €85 billion to education in 2023 budget

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20Indonesia’s education budget 20% of national 2023, IDR665 trillion

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21Mexico public education spend 4.1% GDP 2022

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22Turkey education expenditure 4.3% GDP 2022

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23Pakistan education budget 2.2% GDP 2023, PKR1.1 trillion

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Funding and Expenditure Interpretation

When we look at the global ledger, the story is one of good intentions hamstrung by inequity, where a child's potential is too often determined by the lottery of birthplace, as evidenced by the staggering chasm between the $55 per student in low-income nations and the $10,000 next door.

Performance and Outcomes

1In 2022, U.S. 4th graders NAEP math score averaged 236, down 5 from 2019

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2PISA 2022: Singapore topped math at 575, OECD average 472

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3U.S. high school graduation rate reached 87% in 2019-20

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4India's ASER 2022: 42.7% Class 5 kids couldn't read Class 2 text

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5Global literacy rate for adults 86.3% in 2022, youth 92%

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6China PISA 2018 science score 590, top globally

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7U.S. college completion rate 6-year was 63% for 2015 cohort

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8Brazil's SAEB 2021: 8th grade reading proficiency 48%

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9U.K. GCSE pass rate (4+) was 73.1% in 2022

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10Sub-Saharan Africa learning poverty rate 89% pre-COVID

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11Australia NAPLAN 2022: Year 9 reading average 582, down from 2019

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12U.S. Black-White NAEP gap 29 points math 2022

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13South Korea PISA reading 515 in 2022, OECD 476

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14Germany's Abitur pass rate 94% in 2022

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15Nigeria WAEC pass rate 37% in 5 subjects 2022

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16Japan TIMSS 2019 math 8th grade 527, top 3 global

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17Canada's PISA science 2022: 507 vs OECD 485

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18U.S. Hispanic NAEP reading 2022: 204 for 8th grade

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19France Baccalauréat pass 96% in 2022

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20Indonesia PISA 2022 math 366, lowest OECD participant

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21Mexico's graduation rate secondary 77% in 2022

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22Turkey PISA 2022 reading 456

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23Pakistan ASER 2022: 60% Class 3 couldn't read Class 2 story

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24Global tertiary graduation rate 39% in 2021

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Performance and Outcomes Interpretation

While nations like Singapore and South Korea soar past 575 in PISA math, the sobering truth of our global report card reveals a world struggling to graduate, read, and compute, where a 94% Abitur pass rate in Germany and a 42.7% foundational reading failure in India exist in the same academic universe.

Student Enrollment

1In 2022, U.S. public K-12 enrollment totaled 49.0 million students, with 46.6 million in public schools and 2.4 million in private

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2Globally, 258 million children and youth were out of school in 2021 at primary/secondary levels

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3In 2023, India's higher education enrollment reached 43.3 million students across 1,113 universities

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4U.S. college enrollment fell to 15.4 million undergraduates in fall 2022, down 15% from 2019 peak

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5In 2021, 59% of U.S. high school graduates enrolled in college immediately after graduation

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6China's higher education gross enrollment ratio reached 59.6% in 2022 with 47.6 million students

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7In 2022, female enrollment in U.S. public schools was 49.5% of total K-12, slightly higher than males at 50.5%

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8Sub-Saharan Africa had 98 million children out of primary school in 2020

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9U.K. higher education saw 2.9 million students in 2021/22, up 3% from prior year

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10In 2023, Brazil's public university enrollment was 8.3 million, 75% of total higher ed

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11U.S. Hispanic K-12 enrollment share rose to 27% in 2022 from 22% in 2012

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12In 2021, 1.6 billion learners affected by COVID-19 school closures globally

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13Australia's university enrollment hit 1.1 million domestic students in 2022

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14In 2022, U.S. for-profit college enrollment was 1.0 million, down 40% since 2012

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15Nigeria had 10.5 million out-of-school children aged 5-14 in 2021

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16Germany's tertiary enrollment rate was 55% in 2022 for 18-24 year olds

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17In 2023, South Korea's college enrollment rate was 72.4% for high school graduates

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18U.S. Black student K-12 enrollment was 15% in 2022

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19Pakistan's primary out-of-school rate was 38% for girls in 2021

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20In 2022, Canada's postsecondary enrollment was 2.2 million, 70% in universities

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21Japan's university enrollment ratio was 58% in 2022

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22In 2021, U.S. Asian/Pacific Islander K-12 enrollment was 5%

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23Egypt's higher education enrollment grew to 3.6 million in 2022

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24France had 2.8 million higher ed students in 2022/23

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25In 2022, U.S. White K-12 enrollment fell to 45% from 51% in 2012

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26Indonesia's tertiary enrollment rate hit 36% in 2022

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27In 2023, Mexico's higher ed enrollment was 4.9 million students

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28U.S. Native American K-12 enrollment was 1% in 2022

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29Turkey's higher ed enrollment reached 8.4 million in 2022

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30In 2021, global primary enrollment rate was 90%, secondary 84%

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Student Enrollment Interpretation

The global story of education is a maddening and magnificent paradox where, despite near-universal primary enrollment in principle, we still preside over a world where a quarter-billion children can’t get in the schoolhouse door, even as other nations like India and China lecture in university amphitheaters to student populations that each nearly equal the entire population of Spain.

Teachers and Staff

1In 2022, U.S. public school teachers numbered 3.2 million, with 80% full-time

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2Globally, 44 million teachers needed by 2030 to achieve SDG 4

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3U.K. had 467,000 full-time equivalent teachers in state schools in 2022

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4In 2023, India's teacher shortage in elementary schools was 1.1 million

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5U.S. female teachers comprised 77% of public K-12 in 2022

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6China employed 18.3 million full-time teachers in 2022 across all levels

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7In 2022, average U.S. public school teacher salary was $66,397

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8Brazil had 2.4 million basic education teachers in 2022

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9Globally, pupil-teacher ratio in primary was 23:1 in 2021

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10Australia's school teachers totaled 264,000 FTE in 2022

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11U.S. principals numbered 120,000 in public schools 2022

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12South Africa's teacher vacancy rate was 8% in public schools 2023

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13In 2022, 94% of U.S. public schools had at least one counselor, averaging 1 per 424 students

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14Germany's 800,000 teachers had average salary €50,000 in 2022

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15Nigeria's pupil-teacher ratio was 37:1 in primary 2021

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16Japan's 900,000 school teachers had 95% certification rate in 2022

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17In 2023, U.K. teacher retention rate was 71% after 5 years

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18Canada's teachers numbered 430,000 in K-12 2022

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19U.S. special ed teachers: 443,000 in 2022

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20France's 1.1 million teachers in primary/secondary averaged 19 hours/week teaching

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21In 2022, 8% of U.S. public schools reported teacher shortages in math

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22Indonesia had 3.1 million teachers with 93% certification in 2022

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23Mexico's teacher training covered 1.2 million in-service in 2023

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24Turkey employed 1.1 million teachers in 2022, pupil ratio 17:1 secondary

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25In 2022, U.S. higher ed faculty was 1.5 million, 51% part-time

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26Pakistan had 0.8 million primary teachers for 26 million students 2021

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27South Korea's teacher salary was 1.9 times GDP per capita in 2022

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Teachers and Staff Interpretation

The world is simultaneously experiencing a critical teacher shortage while already overburdening the educators we have, revealing a global education system that is both understaffed and precariously stretched.

Technology and Infrastructure

1In 2023, global edtech market valued $142 billion, projected $404B by 2025 CAGR 16%

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2U.S. K-12 schools 95% had internet 2022, 93% high-speed

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3Worldwide online learning users 220 million in 2023

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4India's edtech funding $4 billion in 2022, down from 2021 peak

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5U.S. higher ed LMS adoption 95% in 2023, Canvas 45% share

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6Global MOOC enrollments exceeded 300 million by 2023

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7China edtech market $12 billion 2023 post-regulation

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877% U.S. teachers used digital tools daily pre-COVID 2020

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9Brazil 1-to-1 device programs in 40% public schools 2023

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10U.K. 99% schools full fiber broadband target by 2025, 85% 2023

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11Africa edtech startups raised $500 million 2022

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12U.S. 1:1 student devices in 60% districts 2023

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13Global AI in education market $4 billion 2023, CAGR 40%

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14Germany's schools 92% internet-connected 2022

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15VR/AR edtech adoption 25% U.S. K-12 2023

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16Japan 100% schools Wi-Fi by 2022

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17Canada 88% students high-speed home internet 2022

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18U.S. edtech venture funding $10.4 billion 2021 peak, $4.6B 2022

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19France digital plan: 100% schools tablets by 2023

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20Indonesia 70% schools internet access 2023

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21Mexico CONECTA program connected 200,000 schools 2023

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22Turkey FATIH project: 700,000 interactive boards in schools 2022

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Technology and Infrastructure Interpretation

The global classroom is now undeniably digital, from the brisk, multi-billion-dollar venture capital chase and near-ubiquitous high-speed access, right down to the teacher's daily lesson plan and the student's device on their desk, proving that while hype cycles may come and go, the tech-infused transformation of education is an ongoing, worldwide exam we've all already started.

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ABS
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EDUCATION
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GOV
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GPSEDUCATION
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treasury.gov.za
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HOLONIQ
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budgetoffice.gov.ng
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OFFICEFORSTUDENTS
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EDUCATION
education.gouv.fr
education.gouv.fr
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KEMDIKBUD
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DATA
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FINANCE
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finance.gov.pk
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OECD
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IMG
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NAP
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KMK
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WAECNIGERIA
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TIMSS2019
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ASERPAKISTAN
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RESEARCH
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TRACXN
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CLASSCENTRAL
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MARKETBRIEF
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GRANDVIEWRESEARCH
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EDWEEK
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CSE-SCE
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fatihprojesi.meb.gov.tr