Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sweden

Sweden: Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
39th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2005
Years of data
25
1998–2022

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sweden, 1998–2022

0.020.040.060.081998201020221998: 0.036 %1999: 0.046 %2000: 0.042 %2001: 0.027 %2002: 0.029 %2003: 0.03 %2004: 0.018 %2005: 0.015 %2006: 0.035 %2007: 0.035 %2008: 0.043 %2009: 0.071 %2010: 0.061 %2011: 0.048 %2012: 0.045 %2013: 0.04 %2014: 0.041 %2015: 0.043 %2016: 0.041 %2017: 0.043 %2018: 0.054 %2019: 0.055 %2020: 0.073 %2021: 0.078 %2022: 0.067 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sweden is 0.1%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sweden peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.

Sweden ranks 39th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Sweden, 1998 to 2022.
Year % Change
1998 0.0%
1999 0.0% +29.2%
2000 0.0% -9.4%
2001 0.0% -36.5%
2002 0.0% +8.6%
2003 0.0% +3.5%
2004 0.0% -38.5%
2005 0.0% -20.9%
2006 0.0% +138.6%
2007 0.0% +1.6%
2008 0.0% +21.3%
2009 0.1% +65.9%
2010 0.1% -14.0%
2011 0.0% -20.9%
2012 0.0% -7.3%
2013 0.0% -10.7%
2014 0.0% +3.3%
2015 0.0% +3.1%
2016 0.0% -2.7%
2017 0.0% +4.9%
2018 0.1% +25.4%
2019 0.1% +0.8%
2020 0.1% +33.8%
2021 0.1% +6.5%
2022 0.1% -14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 36 Lithuania 0.1% compare
  2. 37 Saint Lucia 0.1% compare
  3. 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1% compare
  4. 40 Belarus 0.1% compare
  5. 41 Hungary 0.1% compare
  6. 42 Iceland 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sweden?
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Sweden was 0.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a?
Sweden ranks 39th out of 106 countries with data for 2022.
Is government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
106 places, 1,437 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release