Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Sweden
Sweden: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 1.5 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Sweden, 2013–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.5 for public expenditure on education by education level and programme in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Sweden peaked at 1.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2022.
That places Sweden 1st out of 28 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.8 | — |
| 2014 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.57 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4 |
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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 public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Sweden?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Sweden was 1.5 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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