Average learning outcomes vs. government spending per primary student
Use escrito dataset owid.national-average-learning-outcomes-vs-government-expenditure-per-primary-student
Average learning outcomes correspond to harmonized test scores across standardized, psychometrically-robust international and regional student achievement tests. Total annual general government spending on primary education per student, expressed in constant international-$. Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources. Regions defined by Our World in Data, which are used in OWID charts and maps.
Cite as: World Bank (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. “Harmonized test scores among all students” [dataset]. World Bank, “Human Capital Index – Harmonized Test Scores” [original data].
- Publisher
- Our World in Data
- Tier
- Official
- Covers
- 1997–2024
- Places
- Countries, regions and groups of the world
- Updated
- annual
- Last modified
- 2026-05-12
- Units
- international-$; people; score
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
- Method
- https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/national-average-learning-outcomes-vs-government-expenditure-per-primary-student
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) |
| initial_government_funding_per_primary_student__constant_pppdollar__xunit_pppconst_1_fsgov_ffntr | number | Government spending on primary education per student (international-$) (international-$) |
| population_historical | number | Population (people) |
| owid_region | text | World region according to OWID |
Dimensions
| Name | Values |
|---|---|
| entity | |
| year |