Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Northern Europe

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Northern Europe in 2021 — 6%. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 0.45 pp.

2021 6% +0.04 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 7.09%2012
Period minimum 4.84%2000

Trend over time

1995–2021 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Northern Europe, 1995–20214567819951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 5.55%1996: 5.34%1998: 5.05%1999: 4.88%2000: 4.84%2001: 4.91%2002: 5.34%2003: 5.47%2004: 5.41%2005: 5.49%2006: 5.44%2007: 5.38%2008: 5.47%2009: 5.86%2010: 6.18%2011: 6.03%2012: 7.09%2013: 6.28%2014: 6.19%2015: 5.89%2016: 6%2017: 5.93%2018: 5.74%2019: 5.77%2020: 5.96%2021: 6%
Change over the period: +0.45 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Northern Europe 6%
World 4.2%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 6 +0.04 pp
2020 5.96 +0.19 pp
2019 5.77 +0.03 pp
2018 5.74 −0.19 pp
2017 5.93 −0.07 pp
2016 6 +0.11 pp
2015 5.89 −0.31 pp
2014 6.19 −0.08 pp
2013 6.28 −0.81 pp
2012 7.09 +1.05 pp
2011 6.03 −0.14 pp
2010 6.18 +0.32 pp
2009 5.86 +0.39 pp
2008 5.47 +0.08 pp
2007 5.38 −0.06 pp
2006 5.44 −0.05 pp
2005 5.49 +0.07 pp
2004 5.41 −0.06 pp
2003 5.47 +0.13 pp
2002 5.34 +0.43 pp
2001 4.91 +0.08 pp
2000 4.84 −0.04 pp
1999 4.88 −0.17 pp
1998 5.05
1996 5.34 −0.21 pp
1995 5.55

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.