Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Sweden in 2022 — 7.32%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 164. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 0.94 pp.
1979–2022 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sweden
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.32 | −0.28 pp |
| 2021 | 7.6 | −0.35 pp |
| 2020 | 7.95 | +0.29 pp |
| 2019 | 7.66 | −0.04 pp |
| 2018 | 7.7 | +0.06 pp |
| 2017 | 7.64 | −0 pp |
| 2016 | 7.64 | +0.15 pp |
| 2015 | 7.49 | −0.13 pp |
| 2014 | 7.63 | −0.02 pp |
| 2013 | 7.65 | +0.07 pp |
| 2012 | 7.57 | +1.17 pp |
| 2011 | 6.41 | −0.16 pp |
| 2010 | 6.56 | −0.22 pp |
| 2009 | 6.78 | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 6.38 | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 6.19 | −0.19 pp |
| 2006 | 6.37 | −0.14 pp |
| 2005 | 6.52 | −0.16 pp |
| 2004 | 6.67 | −0.12 pp |
| 2003 | 6.8 | −0.11 pp |
| 2002 | 6.91 | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 6.61 | −0.12 pp |
| 2000 | 6.74 | −0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 6.84 | −0.22 pp |
| 1998 | 7.06 | — |
| 1996 | 6.83 | +0.68 pp |
| 1995 | 6.15 | — |
| 1993 | 5.51 | +0.25 pp |
| 1992 | 5.27 | −0.19 pp |
| 1991 | 5.45 | +0.23 pp |
| 1990 | 5.22 | — |
| 1981 | 6.79 | +0.24 pp |
| 1980 | 6.55 | +0.16 pp |
| 1979 | 6.38 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
