Government expenditure on education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Government expenditure on education, total was 4.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1992–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 4.3%.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 5.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2017.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.0% | — |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 8 Botswana 8.1% compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 7.7% compare
- 10 Vanuatu 7.6% compare
- 11 Mauritania 7.6% compare
- 12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.5% compare
- 13 Sweden 7.3% compare
- 14 Iceland 7.3% compare
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Central Europe and the Baltics was 4.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2017.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.