Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Southern Europe

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Southern Europe in 2022 — 4.22%. Since 2011, the indicator has fallen by 0.17 pp.

2022 4.22% −0.2 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 4.42%2021
Period minimum 4.1%2017

Trend over time

2011–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Southern Europe, 2011–202244.14.24.34.44.520112013201520172019202120222011: 4.39%2017: 4.1%2018: 4.19%2019: 4.12%2021: 4.42%2022: 4.22%
Change over the period: −0.17 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Southern Europe 4.22%
World 3.86%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.22 −0.2 pp
2021 4.42
2019 4.12 −0.07 pp
2018 4.19 +0.09 pp
2017 4.1
2011 4.39

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.