Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Euro area or Singapore?

Singapore, at 35.3% against 21.5% in Euro area as of 2013.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Singapore?

13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Euro area vs Singapore: Expenditure on tertiary education

Euro area

21.5%

in 2016

Singapore

35.3%

in 2013

Euro area rank

12th

Singapore rank

12th

Expenditure on tertiary education over time

Euro area
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 35.3% against 21.5% in Euro area, a difference of 13.8%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.6 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 12th and Singapore ranks 12th of 37 groups.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15.8%	17.4%	1.6%	Singapore
1980s	19.5%	34.0%	14.6%	Singapore
2000s	22.0%	33.5%	11.5%	Singapore
2010s	22.2%	36.0%	13.8%	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Euro area or Singapore?: Singapore, at 35.3% against 21.5% in Euro area as of 2013.
What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between Euro area and Singapore?: 13.8%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Singapore?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Euro area and Singapore rank globally for expenditure on tertiary education?: Euro area ranks 12th and Singapore ranks 12th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit: % of government expenditure on education
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 3,723 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.