Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 2.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Sweden, 1979–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 2.1% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Sweden peaked at 2.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1980.
That places Sweden 25th out of 165 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.9% | — |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -20.5% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +31.1% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +28.2% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +98.3% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Sweden?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Sweden was 2.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release