{"id":40522,"date":"2017-09-14T00:39:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T07:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=40522"},"modified":"2017-09-14T00:39:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T07:39:46","slug":"australians-pay-education-oecd-average-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/australians-pay-education-oecd-average-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"Australians pay more for education than the OECD average \u2013 but is it worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Australians value education, so when looking at the OECD\u2019s Education at a Glance 2017 report<\/a>, it\u2019s not surprising to see we spend more on education than average among comparable nations.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s worth noting where the money comes from. A closer look at the data shows public funding for education in Australia is much less than the OECD average, with private funders (including families and students) footing the rest of the bill. When combining both public and private funding sources, our overall spending on education is 5.8% of GDP from primary to tertiary levels. As our Federal Education Minister has been quick to note<\/a>, this is more than the OECD average of 5.2%. However, when looking at public expenditure, Australia, at 3.9% of GDP, is well below most OECD countries.<\/p>\n

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