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Primary Education (K–5): The U.S. spends 21% of its GDP per capita per student. This is exactly in line with the OECD average, which is also 21%. Secondary Edu

Primary Education (K–5): The U.S. spends 21% of its GDP per capita per student. This is exactly in line with the OECD average, which is also 21%. Secondary Education (6–12): The U.S. spends 23% of its GDP per capita per student. This sits just slightly below the OECD average of 24%.

xyzzyz 3mo ago
We spend only 5% of our GDP on food, which is much lower than other OECD countries. Does it mean we are starving?
- robotbikes 3mo ago
  It probably means the quality of a lot of our food is inferior and we overly rely upon heavily industrialized production, overly processed foods and exploitative labor. I think that the obesity rate is a lot higher in the US than a lot of other OECD countries, so people aren't starving but its hard to say their nutritionally thriving. That could be more attributed to the income gap and concentration of wealth in the US as well.
  - rayiner 3mo ago
    How would obesity rate be related to “exploitive labor” or “income gap?” It seems like you’ve got a hammer and are looking for a nail. Obesity rates don’t follow any predictable pattern: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_r.... The countries around the U.S. on the obesity scale are places like Egypt, Chile, Mexico, Saudi, etc. What do these countries have in common? Probably nothing other than idiosyncratic cuisine and lifestyle habits and maybe genetics (non-asian versus asian).
rayiner 3mo ago
If you want to adjust for cost levels in different countries, you’d use a PPP adjustment: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-education-spending-per-student-by-country/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-education-spending-p... The U.S. is at $20k, well over the OECD average of $15k. O my Austria, Norway, and Luxembourg are higher.

xyzzyz 3mo ago

We spend only 5% of our GDP on food, which is much lower than other OECD countries. Does it mean we are starving?

robotbikes 3mo ago
It probably means the quality of a lot of our food is inferior and we overly rely upon heavily industrialized production, overly processed foods and exploitative labor. I think that the obesity rate is a lot higher in the US than a lot of other OECD countries, so people aren't starving but its hard to say their nutritionally thriving. That could be more attributed to the income gap and concentration of wealth in the US as well.
- rayiner 3mo ago
  How would obesity rate be related to “exploitive labor” or “income gap?” It seems like you’ve got a hammer and are looking for a nail. Obesity rates don’t follow any predictable pattern: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_r.... The countries around the U.S. on the obesity scale are places like Egypt, Chile, Mexico, Saudi, etc. What do these countries have in common? Probably nothing other than idiosyncratic cuisine and lifestyle habits and maybe genetics (non-asian versus asian).

rayiner 3mo ago

If you want to adjust for cost levels in different countries, you’d use a PPP adjustment: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-education-spending-per-student-by-country/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-education-spending-p... The U.S. is at $20k, well over the OECD average of $15k. O my Austria, Norway, and Luxembourg are higher.