Spending on education, real terms during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
Year ending March 2017 → Year ending March 2019 · 2 periods
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Spending on education, real terms was unchanged by 0.0% over the period, from £111.4bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices (Year ending March 2017, the level when the government took office) to £111.4bn (Year ending March 2019, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2017: £111.4bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2019: £111.4bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Public sector spending on education in real terms, at 2024-25 prices using the GDP deflator.
Doesn’t measure: Spending as a share of GDP, or spending in cash terms.