Expenditure on public educational institutions (1995-2011) by country

Name: Expenditure on public educational institutions (1995-2011)
Creator: Eurostat
License: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)

Countries reporting

Highest

13,749

Liechtenstein

Lowest

2,088

Romania

Median

6,818

Years covered

1995–2011

Data points

473

What the numbers show

Expenditure on public educational institutions (1995-2011) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 13,749 in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 2,088 in Romania.

The median across all reporting countries is 6,818, and the mean is 6,608.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 208.2%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 2.8%).

Expenditure on public educational institutions: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Liechtenstein	13,749	2011	up 67.9%	rising
2	Luxembourg	13,033	2007	up 35.7%	rising
3	Cyprus	11,049	2011	up 109.2%	rising
4	Norway	10,605	2011	up 26.6%	rising
5	Switzerland	10,561	2011	up 41.5%	rising
6	Malta	10,375	2011	up 208.2%	rising
7	Denmark	10,210	2011	up 39.2%	rising
8	Belgium	9,088	2011	up 33.4%	rising
9	Sweden	8,739	2011	up 41.2%	rising
10	Ireland	8,252	2011	up 77.9%	rising
11	Netherlands	7,964	2011	up 34.2%	rising
11	Netherlands	7,964	2011	up 34.2%	rising
13	United Kingdom	7,876	2011	up 71.1%	rising
13	United Kingdom	7,876	2011	up 71.1%	rising
15	Finland	7,831	2011	up 48.7%	rising
16	France	7,716	2011	up 26.6%	rising
17	Iceland	7,693	2011	up 21.0%	rising
18	Germany	7,493	2011	up 50.2%	rising
19	Spain	7,452	2011	up 45.1%	rising
20	Slovenia	6,818	2011	up 22.5%	rising
20	Slovenia	6,818	2011	up 22.5%	rising
22	Italy	6,530	2011	down 2.8%	rising
23	Portugal	5,771	2011	up 29.1%	rising
24	Czechia	5,207	2011	up 83.5%	rising
25	Greece	4,478	2005	up 64.5%	rising
26	Slovakia	4,284	2011	up 128.8%	rising
26	Slovakia	4,284	2011	up 128.8%	rising
28	Poland	4,247	2009	up 57.6%	rising
28	Poland	4,247	2009	up 57.6%	rising
30	Hungary	4,230	2011	up 45.9%	rising
31	Estonia	4,074	2011	up 122.3%	rising
31	Estonia	4,074	2011	up 122.3%	rising
33	Lithuania	4,044	2011	up 65.5%	rising
33	Lithuania	4,044	2011	up 65.5%	rising
35	Croatia	3,932	2011	up 65.1%	rising
35	Croatia	3,932	2011	up 65.1%	rising
37	Latvia	3,599	2011	up 53.5%	rising
37	Latvia	3,599	2011	up 53.5%	rising
39	Bulgaria	2,646	2011	up 104.1%	rising
40	Türkiye	2,464	2011	up 169.9%	rising
41	Romania	2,088	2011	up 104.6%	rising

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Indicator: Expenditure on public educational institutions (1995-2011)
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 41 places, 473 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026