Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Greece

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Greece in 2022 — 3.38%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 164. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1.81 pp.

2022 3.38% −0.18 pp vs 2019
World rank 110of 164
Period maximum 4.05%2005
Period minimum 1.13%1973

Trend over time

1970–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Greece, 1970–2022024619701976198219881994200020062012201820221970: 1.57%1971: 1.32%1973: 1.13%1974: 1.35%1975: 1.48%1976: 1.47%1977: 1.51%1978: 1.71%1981: 1.72%1982: 1.71%1983: 1.71%1984: 1.84%1986: 1.86%1987: 1.86%1988: 1.9%1989: 2.04%1990: 2.07%1991: 1.96%1998: 2.99%1999: 3.15%2000: 3.35%2001: 3.47%2002: 3.52%2003: 3.52%2004: 3.76%2005: 4.05%2015: 3.68%2017: 3.47%2018: 3.58%2019: 3.55%2022: 3.38%
Change over the period: +1.81 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Greece 3.38%
World 3.86%
Southern Europe computed 4.22%
High-income countries computed 4.91%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 3.38
2019 3.55 −0.03 pp
2018 3.58 +0.11 pp
2017 3.47
2015 3.68
2005 4.05 +0.29 pp
2004 3.76 +0.24 pp
2003 3.52 +0 pp
2002 3.52 +0.05 pp
2001 3.47 +0.12 pp
2000 3.35 +0.2 pp
1999 3.15 +0.16 pp
1998 2.99
1991 1.96 −0.11 pp
1990 2.07 +0.03 pp
1989 2.04 +0.15 pp
1988 1.9 +0.04 pp
1987 1.86 +0 pp
1986 1.86
1984 1.84 +0.12 pp
1983 1.71 +0 pp
1982 1.71 −0.01 pp
1981 1.72
1978 1.71 +0.19 pp
1977 1.51 +0.05 pp
1976 1.47 −0.01 pp
1975 1.48 +0.13 pp
1974 1.35 +0.23 pp
1973 1.13
1971 1.32 −0.25 pp
1970 1.57

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.