2. United States
The United States spent $15,345 per student in 2011, which was 31 percent of its GDP per capita. This is the country which spent more than 49 percent of GDP per capita on a tertiary student, or in other words, more than $20,000 USD. In regards to primary and secondary education the United States occupies fourth and fifth place respectively according to OECD data. However, it seems that investments in education haven’t paid off — the US ranked below average on the PISA test, and with a 481 average score the country occupies a lowly 36th place. At the same time, America is 13th for KEI with 8.77. The US’s KEI index actually significantly dropped since 2000.
