Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Spain

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Spain in 2022 — 4.59%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 164. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 2.75 pp.

2022 4.59% −0.23 pp vs 2021
World rank 65of 164
Period maximum 4.9%2009
Period minimum 1.46%1974

Trend over time

1970–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Spain, 1970–2022024619701976198219881994200020062012201820221970: 1.83%1971: 1.89%1972: 2.07%1974: 1.46%1976: 1.9%1977: 2.08%1978: 2.23%1979: 2.34%1987: 3.13%1988: 3.33%1989: 3.55%1990: 3.64%1991: 3.75%1992: 3.84%1993: 4.25%1994: 4.49%1995: 4.44%1996: 4.46%1998: 4.29%1999: 4.26%2000: 4.17%2001: 4.11%2002: 4.13%2003: 4.17%2004: 4.15%2005: 4.14%2006: 4.18%2007: 4.25%2008: 4.52%2009: 4.9%2010: 4.84%2011: 4.72%2012: 4.46%2013: 4.33%2014: 4.28%2015: 4.25%2016: 4.19%2017: 4.18%2018: 4.15%2019: 4.2%2020: 4.85%2021: 4.81%2022: 4.59%
Change over the period: +2.75 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Spain 4.59%
World 3.86%
Southern Europe computed 4.22%
High-income countries computed 4.91%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.59 −0.23 pp
2021 4.81 −0.04 pp
2020 4.85 +0.65 pp
2019 4.2 +0.05 pp
2018 4.15 −0.03 pp
2017 4.18 −0.01 pp
2016 4.19 −0.06 pp
2015 4.25 −0.03 pp
2014 4.28 −0.05 pp
2013 4.33 −0.13 pp
2012 4.46 −0.26 pp
2011 4.72 −0.12 pp
2010 4.84 −0.06 pp
2009 4.9 +0.38 pp
2008 4.52 +0.27 pp
2007 4.25 +0.07 pp
2006 4.18 +0.04 pp
2005 4.14 −0.01 pp
2004 4.15 −0.02 pp
2003 4.17 +0.04 pp
2002 4.13 +0.02 pp
2001 4.11 −0.06 pp
2000 4.17 −0.1 pp
1999 4.26 −0.03 pp
1998 4.29
1996 4.46 +0.02 pp
1995 4.44 −0.05 pp
1994 4.49 +0.24 pp
1993 4.25 +0.41 pp
1992 3.84 +0.09 pp
1991 3.75 +0.11 pp
1990 3.64 +0.08 pp
1989 3.55 +0.22 pp
1988 3.33 +0.2 pp
1987 3.13
1979 2.34 +0.11 pp
1978 2.23 +0.15 pp
1977 2.08 +0.18 pp
1976 1.9
1974 1.46
1972 2.07 +0.18 pp
1971 1.89 +0.06 pp
1970 1.83

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.