Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.6%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2023
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2017–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of gross national income (GNI).
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 0.7% for public expenditure on education by education level and programme in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage of gross national income (GNI) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.6% | — |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More education data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 19.8% (2025)
- Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region 9.1% (2025)
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 23.21 million Number (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 18.53 million Number (2024)
- Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 95.6 Rate (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 19.01 million Number (2024)
- Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 97.8% (2024)
- Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 1.45 million Number (2024)
- Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 2.36 million Number (2024)
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 19.03 million Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 0.7% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of public expenditure or % of GNI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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