Sweden vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Expenditure of the educational institutions by education level

Sweden
9,007 Million euro
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
10,511 Million euro
in 2021
Sweden rank
7th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
5th

Expenditure of the educational institutions by education level over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05.0k10.0k15.0k201220172023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 10,511 Million euro against 9,007 Million euro in Sweden, a difference of 1,504 Million euro.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 40 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2010s 8,267 Million euro 10,843 Million euro 2,576 Million euro United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 9,092 Million euro 10,195 Million euro 1,103 Million euro United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure of the educational institutions by education level, Sweden or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 10,511 Million euro against 9,007 Million euro in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in expenditure of the educational institutions by education level between Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1,504 Million euro, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for expenditure of the educational institutions by education level?
Sweden ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Expenditure of the educational institutions by education level, programme orientation, type of institution and expenditure category. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sweden vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Expenditure of the educational institutions by education level. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/expenditure-of-the-educational-institutions-by-education-level-programme-orientation-type/sweden/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/expenditure-of-the-educational-institutions-by-education-level-programme-orientation-type/sweden/united-kingdom/">Sweden vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Expenditure of the educational institutions by education level</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Expenditure of the educational institutions by education level, programme orientation, type of institution and expenditure category
Unit
Million euro
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 452 data points, 2012–2023
Last refreshed