Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: 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, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
In 2022, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe stood at 10.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe peaked at 12.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2020.
SDG: Europe ranks 40th of 43 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.4455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in SDG: Europe 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?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- SDG: Europe ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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