Education spending is the second-largest element of public service spending in the UK, representing about £99 billion in 2020–21 in today’s prices or about 4.5% of national income. 

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Luke Sibieta
Luke Sibieta

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Luke is a Research Fellow at the IFS and his general research interests include education policy, political economy and poverty and inequality.

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Sibieta, L. (2021). How has education spending changed? [Explainer] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/how-has-education-spending-changed (accessed: 24 April 2024).

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