Education Spending (Hansard, 19 October 1990)

HC Deb 19 October 1990 vol 177 cc925-6W 926W

§ Mr. Pawsey
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of gross domestic product is spent on education(a) in the United Kingdom, (b) the United States of America, (c) Japan and (d) Germany.

§ Mr. Eggar
Data are readily available for public expenditure as a percentage of GNP only and are shown in the table:

Total public expenditure on education, 1986

Country Expenditure as a percentage of GNP

United Kingdom 4.9

United States of America¹ 4.7

Japan¹ 4.4

Germany (West) 4.4

¹Excludes public expenditure subsidies to private education.

Total public expenditure on education, 1986
Country	Expenditure as a percentage of GNP
United Kingdom	4.9
United States of America¹	4.7
Japan¹	4.4
Germany (West)	4.4
¹Excludes public expenditure subsidies to private education.