Government expenditure on education in Sweden
Sweden: Government expenditure on education was 7.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
7.32
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
2nd
of 68 countries
All-time high
7.95
in 2020
All-time low
5.22
in 1990
Years of data
34
1979–2022
Government expenditure on education in Sweden, 1979–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on education in Sweden is 7.32, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education in Sweden peaked at 7.95 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.22, in 1990.
Sweden ranks 2nd of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 6.38 | — |
| 1980 | 6.55 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 6.79 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 5.22 | -23.1% |
| 1991 | 5.45 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 5.27 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 5.51 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 6.15 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 6.83 | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 7.06 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 6.84 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 6.74 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.61 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 6.91 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.8 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.67 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.52 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.37 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 6.19 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.38 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 6.78 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 6.56 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 6.41 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.57 | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 7.65 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 7.63 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.49 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.64 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 7.64 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.7 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.66 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.95 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 7.6 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 7.32 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.38 | 6.38 | 6.38 | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.67 | 6.55 | 6.79 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.04 | 5.22 | 7.06 | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.6 | 6.19 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4 | 6.41 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.62 | 7.32 | 7.95 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education in Sweden?
- Government expenditure on education in Sweden was 7.32 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 7.95 in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.22 in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for government expenditure on education?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on education rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on education (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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