HC Deb 21 October 1991 vol 196 c355W
Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of gross domestic product is spent on education in the United Kingdom; and what comparable data he has for(a) the United States of America, (b) Japan and (c) Germany.

Mr. Eggar

The readily available data are as follows:

Public Educational Expenditure1 as a percentage of Gross National Product (calendar year).
1987
United Kingdom 4.8
United States of America 4.6
Japan 24.3
Germany 4.4

Source: UNESCO Statistical Yearbook, 1990

Education Statistics for the United Kingdom 1990

1Public subsidies to the private sector are included for United Kingdom and Germany but excluded for Japan and the United States of America.

2Estimated. Includes some private funding, but excludes fees.

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