Education expenditure (% of GDP) in the European Union in 2022 — 4.66%. Since 1979, the indicator has fallen by 0.27 pp.
1979–2022 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.66 | −0.14 pp |
| 2021 | 4.79 | −0.14 pp |
| 2020 | 4.93 | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 4.63 | +0.04 pp |
| 2018 | 4.58 | −0.06 pp |
| 2017 | 4.64 | −0.18 pp |
| 2016 | 4.82 | −0.02 pp |
| 2015 | 4.84 | −0.04 pp |
| 2014 | 4.88 | −0.12 pp |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.16 pp |
| 2012 | 4.83 | −0.28 pp |
| 2011 | 5.12 | −0.25 pp |
| 2010 | 5.37 | −0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 5.57 | +0.57 pp |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.14 pp |
| 2007 | 4.86 | −0.09 pp |
| 2006 | 4.94 | −0.13 pp |
| 2005 | 5.07 | +0.03 pp |
| 2004 | 5.04 | −0.06 pp |
| 2003 | 5.11 | −0.07 pp |
| 2002 | 5.18 | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 5.08 | +0.22 pp |
| 2000 | 4.86 | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 4.57 | +0.03 pp |
| 1998 | 4.53 | — |
| 1996 | 4.75 | +0.08 pp |
| 1995 | 4.67 | −0.03 pp |
| 1994 | 4.7 | −0.25 pp |
| 1993 | 4.95 | −0.05 pp |
| 1992 | 5.01 | +0.12 pp |
| 1991 | 4.88 | +0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 4.58 | — |
| 1988 | 4.58 | — |
| 1979 | 4.93 | — |
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.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.