Blaze@reddthat.com to Data Is Beautiful@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agoHow Much Do Countries Spend on Education, USD per student, PPP (purchasing power parity) convertedreddthat.comimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHow Much Do Countries Spend on Education, USD per student, PPP (purchasing power parity) convertedreddthat.comBlaze@reddthat.com to Data Is Beautiful@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarechemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoRemember, just because the money is spent, it doesn’t mean it is spent well. I’m sure a lot of the US dollars are fed into sports programs and other spending, and not directly towards efforts that would benefit the most students or workers.
minus-squarePoiar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoYeah, also salaries are wildly different between these countries. This is a really not apples to apples
minus-squareBlaze@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThis is PPP (purchasing power parity), so that gap should be corrected at least partially
Remember, just because the money is spent, it doesn’t mean it is spent well. I’m sure a lot of the US dollars are fed into sports programs and other spending, and not directly towards efforts that would benefit the most students or workers.
Yeah, also salaries are wildly different between these countries. This is a really not apples to apples
This is PPP (purchasing power parity), so that gap should be corrected at least partially