UK public spending on secondary education by year
Spending on secondary education.
£60.8 billion
HM Treasury's Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) put public spending on secondary education at £60.8 billion in 2025-26. In 2024-25 it was £58.9 billion, so the cash figure changed by +3.2%. The highest year in these tables is 2025-26, at £60.8 billion.
Spending by year
| Year | Cash | Change on previous year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £60.8 billion | +3.2% | PESA 2026 |
| 2024-25 | £58.9 billion | +10.4% | PESA 2026 |
| 2023-24 | £53.4 billion | +4.8% | PESA 2026 |
| 2022-23 | £50.9 billion | +6.7% | PESA 2026 |
| 2021-22 | £47.8 billion | -0.6% | PESA 2026 |
| 2020-21 | £48.1 billion | +6.6% | PESA 2021 |
| 2019-20 | £45.1 billion | +4.6% | PESA 2021 |
| 2018-19 | £43.1 billion | +5.2% | PESA 2021 |
| 2017-18 | £41.0 billion | +5.2% | PESA 2021 |
| 2016-17 | £38.9 billion | PESA 2021 |
PESA Table 5.2, line "9.2 Secondary education (7)". About these figures · CSV
Sources and receipts
- Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 5 tables, HM Treasury.
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