Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Sweden
Sweden: Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student was 14,372 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Sweden, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Sweden stood at 14,372.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Sweden peaked at 14,673 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12,927, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 7th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12,927 | — |
| 2013 | 13,451 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 13,266 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 13,488 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 13,741 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 13,974 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 13,642 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 13,420 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 13,742 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 14,673 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 14,555 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 14,372 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,489 | 12,927 | 13,974 | 8 |
| 2020s | 14,335 | 13,742 | 14,673 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Sweden?
- Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Sweden was 14,372 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 14,673 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,927 in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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