Education expenditure (% of GDP) in the Euro area in 2022 — 4.74%. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 0.46 pp.
1974–2022 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area
| 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 | — |
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.
What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
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