Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Euro area

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in the Euro area in 2022 — 4.74%. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 0.46 pp.

2022 4.74% −0.21 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 5.6%2009
Period minimum 4.28%1974

Trend over time

1974–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Euro area, 1974–202244.555.56197419791984198919941999200420092014201920221974: 4.28%1976: 4.38%1978: 4.39%1979: 4.8%1986: 4.85%1987: 4.66%1988: 4.58%1990: 4.5%1991: 4.78%1992: 5.01%1993: 4.95%1994: 4.69%1995: 4.61%1996: 4.75%1998: 4.49%1999: 4.5%2000: 4.58%2001: 4.96%2002: 4.79%2003: 5.02%2004: 4.96%2005: 4.88%2006: 4.91%2007: 4.72%2008: 5%2009: 5.6%2010: 5.4%2011: 5.15%2012: 4.94%2013: 5.23%2014: 4.97%2015: 4.89%2016: 4.82%2017: 4.78%2018: 4.54%2019: 4.63%2020: 5.14%2021: 4.95%2022: 4.74%
Change over the period: +0.46 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area

Euro area 4.74%
World 3.86%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.74 −0.21 pp
2021 4.95 −0.2 pp
2020 5.14 +0.52 pp
2019 4.63 +0.09 pp
2018 4.54 −0.24 pp
2017 4.78 −0.05 pp
2016 4.82 −0.07 pp
2015 4.89 −0.08 pp
2014 4.97 −0.26 pp
2013 5.23 +0.29 pp
2012 4.94 −0.21 pp
2011 5.15 −0.25 pp
2010 5.4 −0.19 pp
2009 5.6 +0.6 pp
2008 5 +0.28 pp
2007 4.72 −0.19 pp
2006 4.91 +0.03 pp
2005 4.88 −0.08 pp
2004 4.96 −0.06 pp
2003 5.02 +0.23 pp
2002 4.79 −0.17 pp
2001 4.96 +0.38 pp
2000 4.58 +0.08 pp
1999 4.5 +0.01 pp
1998 4.49
1996 4.75 +0.14 pp
1995 4.61 −0.07 pp
1994 4.69 −0.26 pp
1993 4.95 −0.06 pp
1992 5.01 +0.22 pp
1991 4.78 +0.28 pp
1990 4.5
1988 4.58 −0.08 pp
1987 4.66 −0.19 pp
1986 4.85
1979 4.8 +0.41 pp
1978 4.39
1976 4.38
1974 4.28

About the indicator

Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.

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