Education spending Spending per pupil or student per year at different stages of education (2024–25 prices) Published on 16 January 2025 This chart compares the trends in public spending per student on various stages of education over time in England. Education and skills Government finances and spending Education Government spending Schools Childcare and early years Higher education Further education
Shaping education funding for the challenges to come event 21 January 2026 at 10:30 The online launch of 2026 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
What does the Lifelong Learning Entitlement mean for post-18 education? comment The Lifelong Learning Entitlement will reform post-18 student finance, but financial support alone may not be enough to boost adult skills. 8 September 2026
Are Plan 2 student loans 'unfair'? podcast Student loans now top £50k for many graduates. We explain how repayments work, who pays most, and whether the system is 'unfair'. 12 February 2026
Annual report on education spending in England: 2025–26 report This annual report compares spending across different stages of education in England and analyses the pressures and choices facing policymakers. 21 January 2026
The outlook on school funding in England report The report provides the latest picture on school funding and costs in England. 24 September 2026
Schools and colleges facing another round of belt tightening in this year’s spending review press release New work looks at funding for education in England in 2025–26. 8 January 2025
Neonatal health and long-term outcomes: twin-based evidence from linked Scandinavian registers working paper We examine the consequences of neonatal health using birth anthropometric measures and analyse their associations with outcomes across the life course 1 September 2026
On the move: local opportunities and youth migration journal article This paper uses administrative data linking school and tax records to study migration in people's early careers. 2 January 2026
Paying disadvantaged teenagers to stay in school working paper We evaluate the Education Maintenance Allowance, a conditional cash transfer scheme that paid low-income teenagers to remain in education post 16 19 November 2025
