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How Much Do Countries Spend on Education, USD per student, PPP (purchasing power parity) converted (reddthat.com)
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Source: https://www.smartick.com/data/how-much-do-countries-spend-on-education/

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[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Primary to tertiary? Does that mean it includes what college students through grad school spend themselves? Because that would shift perception of this a lot.

Edit: The original data does include public funding and private funding:

Every year, governments, private companies, students and their families make decisions about the financial resources invested in education.

They do break it out, but I can't tell if the graphic is using the total or just the public funding.

So this graphic might just be: Americans spend a stupid amount on college.