Financial aid to students by education level - as % of total public expenditure by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
18.7%
United Kingdom
Lowest
0.2%
Greece
Median
4.2%
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
399
What the numbers show
Financial aid to students by education level - as % of total public expenditure is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 18.7% in United Kingdom; the lowest is 0.2% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.2%, and the mean is 6.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 93.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 187.7%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 65.2%).
Financial aid to students by education level - as % of total public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 18.7% | 2020 | up 187.7% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18.7% | 2020 | up 187.7% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 12.9% | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 12.7% | 2023 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 5 | Norway | 11.9% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 6 | Sweden | 10.2% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 9.8% | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 9.8% | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 8.4% | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 8.0% | 2023 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 8.0% | 2023 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 7.8% | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 13 | Romania | 7.1% | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 14 | Malta | 6.5% | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 15 | Portugal | 5.9% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 5.5% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 4.8% | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 4.2% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 19 | France | 4.0% | 2023 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 20 | Hungary | 3.7% | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 3.6% | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 3.6% | 2023 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 3.5% | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 2.7% | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 2.5% | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 2.5% | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 27 | Iceland | 2.3% | 2023 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 2.3% | 2023 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 2.3% | 2023 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 30 | Cyprus | 2.2% | 2023 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 2.2% | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 2.2% | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 1.1% | 2023 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 33 | Switzerland | 1.1% | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 35 | Greece | 0.2% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.