Trend
+£2.4bn (31%) since 2019/20
exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields
What does education spending aim to achieve?
The best start in life
Raise achievement
Lifelong learning
Social mobility
Inside the £10.2bn
exact ONS/HMRC/MHCLG/PSS fields
Schools
£5.0bn49.0% · £167/household
- Teachers' salaries
- Support staff
- School resources
Higher Education
£1.8bn17.6% · £60/household
- University teaching grants
- Student support
- Research funding
Further Education
£1.2bn11.8% · £40/household
- College funding
- 16–19 education
- Apprenticeships
Early Years Education
£0.8bn7.8% · £27/household
- Free early years entitlements
- Childcare support
- Early years providers
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
£0.6bn5.9% · £20/household
- SEN support in schools
- Education, health and care plans (EHCPs)
- Specialist services
Education Services & Support
£0.5bn4.9% · £17/household
- Local authority functions
- School improvement
- Exams and assessments
Other Education Initiatives
£0.3bn2.9% · £10/household
- Curriculum development
- Digital learning
- Education policy & strategy
Education spending has increased by £2.4 billion per month (+31%) since 2019/20.
Around 8 million children and young people are in state-funded schools in England.
Over 2.7 million students are supported in higher education.
Education is one of the largest investments in the UK's future productivity.