Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
27,335
Iceland
Lowest
417
Serbia
Median
6,927
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
462
What the numbers show
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 27,335 in Iceland; the lowest is 417 in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,927, and the mean is 8,201.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 66.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 640.1%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 38.1%).
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 27,335 | 2023 | up 174.0% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 24,920 | 2023 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 22,382 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 17,463 | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 16,229 | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 14,372 | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 13,290 | 2023 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 12,047 | 2022 | up 124.4% | rising |
| 9 | Austria | 11,774 | 2023 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 11,719 | 2023 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 11,719 | 2023 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 12 | France | 8,493 | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 8,370 | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 7,811 | 2023 | up 640.1% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 7,811 | 2023 | up 640.1% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 7,731 | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 16 | Slovenia | 7,731 | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 7,680 | 2023 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 7,021 | 2023 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 6,927 | 2023 | up 211.7% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 6,927 | 2023 | up 211.7% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 5,598 | 2021 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 5,598 | 2021 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 5,246 | 2023 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 5,236 | 2023 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 5,236 | 2023 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 5,096 | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 4,778 | 2023 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 4,778 | 2023 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 4,302 | 2023 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 4,302 | 2023 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 4,207 | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 4,131 | 2023 | up 167.1% | rising |
| 34 | Cyprus | 3,849 | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 35 | Croatia | 3,694 | 2022 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 3,694 | 2022 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 2,426 | 2023 | up 161.3% | rising |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,899 | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 39 | Türkiye | 1,573 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 40 | Serbia | 417 | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 40 | Serbia | 417 | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.