Figure 20.

Federal on-budget funds for education, by level or other educational purpose: Selected years, 1965 through 2015

1 Other education includes libraries, museums, cultural activities, and miscellaneous research. NOTE: The increase in postsecondary expenditures in 2006 resulted primarily from an accounting adjustment. Amounts for 2009 include funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Data for research at educational institutions are estimated for 2015. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, unpublished tabulations. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, unpublished tabulations. U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, Appendix, fiscal years 1967 through 2016. National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development, fiscal years 1967 through 2015.