Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - % of public expenditure or GNI by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
1.5
Sweden
Lowest
0.1
Serbia
Median
0.7
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
424
What the numbers show
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - % of public expenditure or GNI is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 1.5 in Sweden; the lowest is 0.1 in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7, and the mean is 0.7154.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 225.0%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 50.0%).
Public expenditure: % of public expenditure or GNI: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 1.5 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 2 | Estonia | 1.3 | 2023 | up 225.0% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 1.3 | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 2 | Estonia | 1.3 | 2023 | up 225.0% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1.1 | 2022 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 1.1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 1.1 | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 1.1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 1.1 | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 1 | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 0.9 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 0.8 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 0.8 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0.8 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 0.8 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0.8 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 18 | Hungary | 0.7 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 0.7 | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 0.7 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 18 | Slovakia | 0.7 | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 0.6 | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 0.6 | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 22 | France | 0.6 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 22 | Spain | 0.6 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Czechia | 0.6 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 0.5 | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 28 | Netherlands | 0.4 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Netherlands | 0.4 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Romania | 0.4 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 0.4 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Malta | 0.4 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Italy | 0.4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 0.3 | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 34 | Cyprus | 0.3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 0.3 | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 37 | Türkiye | 0.2 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 0.2 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia | 0.1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.