# How did provincial, territorial and local government spending on education change in Nova Scotia? > Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education increased in Nova Scotia. Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education rose from $1.809B to $3.554B between 2008 and 2024—an increase of $1.745B, or 96.5%. ## Answer scope - Geography: Nova Scotia (NS) - 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: $1.809B - Latest · 2024: $3.554B - Overall change: +$1.745B (96.5% increase) ## Exact observations | Period | Series | Source display value | Value as charted | Chart unit | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | 2008 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $1.809B | 1809 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2009 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $1.955B | 1955 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2010 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.013B | 2013 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2011 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.135B | 2135 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2012 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.231B | 2231 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2013 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.252B | 2252 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2014 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.344B | 2344 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2015 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.364B | 2364 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2016 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.105B | 2105 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2017 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.306B | 2306 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2018 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.494B | 2494 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2019 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.598B | 2598 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2020 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.784B | 2784 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2021 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $2.695B | 2695 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2022 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $3.263B | 3263 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2023 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $3.519B | 3519 | Millions of Canadian dollars | | 2024 | Provincial, territorial and local government spending on education | $3.554B | 3554 | 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 Nova Scotia?” Nova Scotia. 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.