Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ in Sweden
Sweden: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ was 8,533 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ in Sweden, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Sweden stood at 8,533 millions.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Sweden peaked at 8,836 millions in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,981 millions, in 2003.
Sweden ranks 21st of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ in Sweden, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7,920 millions | — |
| 1999 | 7,627 millions | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 7,502 millions | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 7,414 millions | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 7,262 millions | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 6,981 millions | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 7,207 millions | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7,352 millions | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 7,669 millions | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 7,787 millions | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 7,841 millions | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7,957 millions | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8,023 millions | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8,017 millions | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7,746 millions | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 7,583 millions | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 7,545 millions | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7,476 millions | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7,720 millions | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 7,960 millions | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 8,468 millions | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 8,544 millions | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 8,711 millions | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 8,836 millions | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 8,533 millions | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,773 millions | 7,627 millions | 7,920 millions | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,497 millions | 6,981 millions | 7,957 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,908 millions | 7,476 millions | 8,544 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,693 millions | 8,533 millions | 8,836 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Sweden?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Sweden was 8,533 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 8,836 millions in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,981 millions in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 upper secondary education, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release