# How did provincial, territorial and local government spending on education change in Canada? > Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education increased in Canada. Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education rose from $69.578B to $130.741B between 2008 and 2024—an increase of $61.163B, or 87.9%. ## Answer scope - Geography: Canada (CA) - 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: $69.578B - Latest · 2024: $130.741B - Overall change: +$61.163B (87.9% increase) ## Exact observations | Period | Series | Source display value | Value as charted | Chart unit | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | 2008 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $69.578B | 69578 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2009 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $73.309B | 73309 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2010 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $76.621B | 76621 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2011 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $80.226B | 80226 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2012 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $82.128B | 82128 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2013 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $84.859B | 84859 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2014 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $86.817B | 86817 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2015 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $88.021B | 88021 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2016 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $89.901B | 89901 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2017 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $96.111B | 96111 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2018 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $100.057B | 100057 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2019 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $102.531B | 102531 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2020 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $102.942B | 102942 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2021 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $108.072B | 108072 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2022 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $115.465B | 115465 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2023 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $124.031B | 124031 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2024 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $130.741B | 130741 | 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: 2026-08-30 - Snapshot SHA-256: `0e4c0c4aa4a18362e2d93bff9e378b9d9f059bfb6b1883a2146092543caca061` - 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 Canada?” Canada. 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.