Public educational expenditure by education level, programme orientation, type of source and expenditure category by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
43,631
Germany
Lowest
34.9
Serbia
Median
1,028
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
464
What the numbers show
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme orientation, type of source and expenditure category is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 43,631 in Germany; the lowest is 34.9 in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,028, and the mean is 3,777.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,250.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 617.3%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 15.7%).
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 43,631 | 2023 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 2 | France | 18,612 | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 9,337 | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 9,153 | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 8,450 | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 6,021 | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 6,021 | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 6,013 | 2023 | up 159.7% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 6,013 | 2023 | up 159.7% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 5,328 | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 11 | Netherlands | 4,011 | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 4,011 | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 13 | Switzerland | 3,614 | 2023 | up 287.1% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 3,507 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 3,504 | 2023 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 3,470 | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 2,556 | 2023 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 1,876 | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 1,267 | 2023 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 20 | Romania | 1,263 | 2023 | up 135.5% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 1,047 | 2023 | up 142.1% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 1,009 | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 874.6 | 2023 | up 167.1% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 874.6 | 2023 | up 167.1% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 809.2 | 2023 | up 270.5% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 809.2 | 2023 | up 270.5% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 685.5 | 2022 | up 253.2% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 524.9 | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 524.9 | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 30 | Iceland | 491.9 | 2023 | up 193.1% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 477.7 | 2023 | up 617.3% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 477.7 | 2023 | up 617.3% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 461.7 | 2023 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 443.6 | 2023 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 443.6 | 2023 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 376.6 | 2022 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 376.6 | 2022 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 91.6 | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 39 | Malta | 68.9 | 2023 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.7 | 2023 | up 170.0% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 34.9 | 2022 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 34.9 | 2022 | up 75.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.