Funding of education by education level, programme orientation and recipient of funding by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
100.0%
Cyprus
Lowest
0.1%
Switzerland
Median
42.5%
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
414
What the numbers show
Funding of education by education level, programme orientation and recipient of funding is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.1% in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.5%, and the mean is 43.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,000.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 3,441.7%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 66.7%).
Funding of education by education level, programme orientation and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Türkiye | 98.2% | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 93.7% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 87.7% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 6 | Netherlands | 87.7% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 77.7% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 75.2% | 2023 | up 1,648.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 72.4% | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 70.9% | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 12 | Hungary | 67.0% | 2023 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 63.1% | 2023 | up 291.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 63.1% | 2023 | up 291.9% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 50.1% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 45.8% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 45.8% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 42.5% | 2023 | up 3,441.7% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 42.5% | 2023 | up 3,441.7% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 23.1% | 2023 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 21 | Slovenia | 14.0% | 2023 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 14.0% | 2023 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 12.9% | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 23 | Latvia | 12.9% | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 25 | Czechia | 12.0% | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 11.3% | 2023 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 11.3% | 2023 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 28 | Spain | 8.8% | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 29 | Austria | 8.2% | 2023 | up 583.3% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.3% | 2020 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 7.3% | 2020 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Croatia | 1.1% | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 1.1% | 2022 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 34 | Germany | 0.8% | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 35 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |