Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 10.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand is 10.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand peaked at 12.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.9% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.1% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 44.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0633 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 47.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 54.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6972 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1179 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand →
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand was 10.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release