Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or current expenditure by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
97.3%
Serbia
Lowest
85.3%
Greece
Median
91.3%
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
422
What the numbers show
Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or current expenditure is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 97.3% in Serbia; the lowest is 85.3% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.3%, and the mean is 91.7%.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 4.0%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 5.1%).
Expenditure on public educational institutions - as % of total or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 97.3% | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 2 | Cyprus | 96.3% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Hungary | 96.1% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Romania | 95.8% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 5 | Portugal | 95.3% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Belgium | 95.1% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Croatia | 93.9% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 7 | Croatia | 93.9% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 9 | Iceland | 93.4% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 9 | Italy | 93.4% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 93.3% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 12 | Denmark | 93.2% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 92.8% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Austria | 92.4% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 92.3% | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 15 | Czechia | 92.3% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 92.3% | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 18 | Spain | 92.0% | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 91.3% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 91.3% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 21 | France | 91.1% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Latvia | 90.9% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 22 | Latvia | 90.9% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 90.8% | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 90.6% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 90.6% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 90.2% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 27 | Poland | 90.2% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 89.6% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 30 | Germany | 89.5% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 31 | Norway | 88.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Malta | 88.5% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 32 | Slovakia | 88.5% | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 32 | Slovakia | 88.5% | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 35 | Netherlands | 88.4% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 35 | Netherlands | 88.4% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 37 | Greece | 85.3% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.