Dataset
Average learning outcomes vs total government spending on education
owid.average-learning-outcomes-by-total-education-expenditure-per-capita
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About
Average learning outcomes correspond to harmonized test scores across standardized, psychometrically-robust international and regional student achievement tests. Total annual general government spending on education across all levels, expressed in constant international-$. Regions defined by Our World in Data, which are used in OWID charts and maps.
Cite as: World Bank (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. “Harmonized test scores among all students” [dataset]. World Bank, “Human Capital Index – Harmonized Test Scores” [original data].
- Publisher
- Our World in Data
- Tier
- Official
- Covers
- 1990–2025
- Places
- Countries, regions and groups of the world
- Updated
- annual
- Last modified
- 2026-05-12
- Units
- international-$; score
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
- Method
- https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/average-learning-outcomes-by-total-education-expenditure-per-capita
Columns
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| entity | text | country, region or group |
| code | text | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions |
| year | integer | |
| harmonized_test_scores__sex_all_students | number | Harmonized test scores among all students (score) |
| government_expenditure_on_education__constant_pppdollar__millions | number | Government spending on education (international-$) (international-$) |
| owid_region | text | World region according to OWID |
Dimensions
| Name | Values |
|---|---|
| entity | |
| year |