Sweden vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Public educational expenditure by education level, programme

Sweden
8,450
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6,021
in 2020
Sweden rank
5th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
6th

Public educational expenditure by education level, programme over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k201220172023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 8,450 against 6,021 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 2,429.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 31 countries.

Sweden 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 8,078 6,061 2,017 Sweden
2020s 8,294 6,021 2,273 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public educational expenditure by education level, programme, Sweden or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Sweden, at 8,450 against 6,021 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in public educational expenditure by education level, programme between Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2,429, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for public educational expenditure by education level, programme?
Sweden ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Public educational expenditure by education level, programme orientation, type of source 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: Public educational expenditure by education level, programme. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/public-educational-expenditure-by-education-level-programme-orientation-type-of-source/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/public-educational-expenditure-by-education-level-programme-orientation-type-of-source/sweden/united-kingdom/">Sweden vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Public educational expenditure by education level, programme</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme orientation, type of source and expenditure category
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 358 data points, 2012–2023
Last refreshed