Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Sweden
Sweden: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 1.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Sweden, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Sweden stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Sweden peaked at 1.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2022.
That places Sweden 15th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.9% | — |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 12 Canada 1.3% compare
- 13 South Africa 1.2% compare
- 14 Barbados 1.2% compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.2% compare
- 17 Italy 1.1% compare
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.1% compare
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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Sweden?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Sweden was 1.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper 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