# How did provincial, territorial and local government spending on education change in British Columbia? > Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education increased in British Columbia. Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education rose from $8.433B to $15.703B between 2008 and 2024—an increase of $7.27B, or 86.2%. ## Answer scope - Geography: British Columbia (BC) - Period: 2008 to 2024 - Frequency: Annual - Source updated: 2025-11-27 - Government component: Consolidated provincial-territorial and local governments - Service area: Education - Data status: 2023 is revised; 2024 is preliminary. ## Key figures - Start · 2008: $8.433B - Latest · 2024: $15.703B - Overall change: +$7.27B (86.2% increase) ## Exact observations | Period | Series | Source display value | Value as charted | Chart unit | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | 2008 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $8.433B | 8433 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2009 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $8.58B | 8580 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2010 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $8.592B | 8592 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2011 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $8.742B | 8742 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2012 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $9.07B | 9070 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2013 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $8.967B | 8967 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2014 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $9.189B | 9189 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2015 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $9.596B | 9596 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2016 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $9.823B | 9823 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2017 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $10.448B | 10448 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2018 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $11.062B | 11062 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2019 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $11.571B | 11571 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2020 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $11.908B | 11908 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2021 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $12.46B | 12460 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2022 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $13.399B | 13399 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2023 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $15.071B | 15071 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2024 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $15.703B | 15703 | Millions of Canadian dollars | ## How to read this measure Includes provincial and territorial governments, health and social service institutions, universities and colleges, municipalities and other local public administrations and, school boards. ## How this answer was calculated The headline compares the first and last observations shown. Absolute change is the last source value minus the first; relative change is (last ÷ first − 1) × 100. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes. ## Source and provenance - Official source: [Statistics Canada table 10-10-0005-01]() - Table title: Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) by consolidated government component - Dataset identifier: 10100005 - Canonical human-readable answer: - Province and territory comparison: - Interpretation policy: this answer describes the selected observations; it does not infer causation. - Source acknowledgement: Adapted from Statistics Canada, Canadian Classification of Functions of Government (CCOFOG) by consolidated government component, 2025-11-27. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. ## Evidence version - Snapshot generated: 2026-09-05 - Snapshot SHA-256: `c9882d908d7b8a0374fe7c7c93106506b8d47520df5814c21d767e74984d45cb` - Evidence changelog: - This answer URL represents the latest deployed evidence. Record the digest when reproducibility matters. ## Suggested citation Canada in Data. “How did provincial, territorial and local government spending on education change in British Columbia?” British Columbia. Source updated 2025-11-27. Canada in Data is an independent public-interest project and is not Statistics Canada. Verify consequential uses against the linked official table.