Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Switzerland in 2022 — 4.86%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 164. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1.47 pp.
1970–2022 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.86 | −0.16 pp |
| 2021 | 5.03 | −0.25 pp |
| 2020 | 5.28 | +0.26 pp |
| 2019 | 5.01 | +0.08 pp |
| 2018 | 4.93 | −0.09 pp |
| 2017 | 5.02 | +0.04 pp |
| 2016 | 4.98 | −0.01 pp |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.07 pp |
| 2014 | 4.93 | +0.02 pp |
| 2013 | 4.91 | +0.02 pp |
| 2012 | 4.9 | +0.04 pp |
| 2011 | 4.86 | +0.05 pp |
| 2010 | 4.8 | −0.12 pp |
| 2009 | 4.93 | +0.17 pp |
| 2008 | 4.76 | +0.17 pp |
| 2007 | 4.58 | −0.26 pp |
| 2006 | 4.84 | −0.24 pp |
| 2005 | 5.08 | −0.23 pp |
| 2004 | 5.31 | −0.07 pp |
| 2003 | 5.38 | +0.21 pp |
| 2002 | 5.18 | +0.36 pp |
| 2001 | 4.82 | +0.16 pp |
| 2000 | 4.66 | −0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 4.76 | +0.01 pp |
| 1998 | 4.75 | — |
| 1996 | 4.92 | +0.01 pp |
| 1995 | 4.91 | +0 pp |
| 1994 | 4.91 | −0.04 pp |
| 1993 | 4.94 | — |
| 1991 | 4.55 | +0.15 pp |
| 1990 | 4.39 | +0.25 pp |
| 1989 | 4.14 | −0.09 pp |
| 1988 | 4.23 | +0.06 pp |
| 1987 | 4.17 | −0.04 pp |
| 1986 | 4.21 | +0.04 pp |
| 1985 | 4.17 | −0.05 pp |
| 1984 | 4.23 | −0.14 pp |
| 1983 | 4.37 | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 4.26 | +0.07 pp |
| 1981 | 4.2 | −0.04 pp |
| 1980 | 4.23 | −0.11 pp |
| 1979 | 4.35 | −0.02 pp |
| 1978 | 4.37 | −0.13 pp |
| 1977 | 4.5 | +0.02 pp |
| 1976 | 4.47 | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 4.37 | +0.26 pp |
| 1974 | 4.11 | +0.2 pp |
| 1973 | 3.91 | +0.26 pp |
| 1972 | 3.66 | +0.16 pp |
| 1971 | 3.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 3.39 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Belgium
6.28
France
5.32
Austria
5.28
Germany
5.24
Netherlands
5.18
Switzerland
4.86
Luxembourg
3.74
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.