Education expenditure in the budget — all countries

Education expenditure in the budget — European Union

Education expenditure in the budget in the European Union in 2022 — 10.68%. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 1.68 pp.

2022 10.68% +0.03 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 12.28%2006
Period minimum 0%1992

Trend over time

1988–2022 · % of government expenditure

Education expenditure in the budget — European Union, 1988–202205101519881992199620002004200820122016202020221988: 9%1990: 9.8%1991: 9.81%1992: 0%1993: 9.6%1994: 9.56%1995: 9.56%1996: 10.6%1998: 10.58%1999: 11.33%2000: 11.03%2001: 11.32%2002: 10.92%2003: 11.64%2004: 11.7%2005: 11.72%2006: 12.28%2007: 11.35%2008: 11.41%2009: 11.18%2010: 11.03%2011: 10.96%2012: 11.2%2013: 11.44%2014: 11.41%2015: 11.13%2016: 11.66%2017: 11.04%2018: 11.02%2019: 11.17%2020: 10.59%2021: 10.65%2022: 10.68%
Change over the period: +1.68 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 10.68%
World 13.11%
Education expenditure in the budget — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 10.68 +0.03 pp
2021 10.65 +0.06 pp
2020 10.59 −0.59 pp
2019 11.17 +0.15 pp
2018 11.02 −0.02 pp
2017 11.04 −0.61 pp
2016 11.66 +0.53 pp
2015 11.13 −0.29 pp
2014 11.41 −0.03 pp
2013 11.44 +0.24 pp
2012 11.2 +0.23 pp
2011 10.96 −0.07 pp
2010 11.03 −0.15 pp
2009 11.18 −0.23 pp
2008 11.41 +0.06 pp
2007 11.35 −0.94 pp
2006 12.28 +0.56 pp
2005 11.72 +0.02 pp
2004 11.7 +0.07 pp
2003 11.64 +0.71 pp
2002 10.92 −0.4 pp
2001 11.32 +0.29 pp
2000 11.03 −0.29 pp
1999 11.33 +0.74 pp
1998 10.58
1996 10.6 +1.04 pp
1995 9.56 −0 pp
1994 9.56 −0.04 pp
1993 9.6 +9.6 pp
1992 0 −9.81 pp
1991 9.81 +0.01 pp
1990 9.8
1988 9

About the indicator

Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.