Sweden - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Sweden was 24.11 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 54.52 in 1991, while its lowest value was 21.98 in 2012.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 42.30
1980 36.04
1981 48.22
1990 51.46
1991 54.52
1992 52.55
1993 48.84
1995 26.21
1996 26.83
1998 26.33
1999 26.52
2000 27.89
2001 27.33
2002 27.99
2003 27.55
2004 26.91
2005 26.24
2006 24.90
2007 25.05
2008 24.61
2009 24.07
2010 24.29
2011 24.26
2012 21.98
2013 22.38
2014 22.78
2015 23.34
2016 24.11

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Sweden was 27.39 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 40.21 in 1995, while its lowest value was 11.47 in 1980.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 14.80
1980 11.47
1981 14.50
1990 24.18
1991 23.11
1992 24.41
1993 22.62
1995 40.21
1996 38.66
1998 39.68
1999 38.39
2000 37.74
2001 37.73
2002 36.45
2003 36.42
2004 37.26
2005 38.21
2006 38.60
2007 38.85
2008 37.87
2009 36.78
2010 35.59
2011 35.42
2012 28.82
2013 27.89
2014 27.48
2015 27.11
2016 27.39

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Sweden was 24.09 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 29.08 in 2011, while its lowest value was 10.02 in 1981.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 13.14
1980 10.98
1981 10.02
1990 21.68
1991 19.90
1992 21.73
1993 25.32
1995 26.70
1996 27.21
1998 26.14
1999 26.98
2000 27.18
2001 28.03
2002 28.32
2003 28.87
2004 28.46
2005 27.51
2006 26.80
2007 26.42
2008 27.01
2009 28.09
2010 29.02
2011 29.08
2012 25.28
2013 25.42
2014 25.27
2015 24.91
2016 24.09

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Sweden was 15.67 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 15.69 in 2017, while its lowest value was 7.98 in 1992.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 9.82
1981 10.15
1990 8.30
1991 8.40
1992 7.98
1993 8.12
1995 10.19
1996 11.32
1998 12.71
1999 12.41
2000 12.91
2001 12.81
2002 13.14
2003 12.85
2004 12.98
2005 12.69
2006 12.74
2007 12.77
2008 12.94
2009 13.18
2010 13.22
2011 13.10
2012 15.14
2013 15.06
2014 15.25
2015 15.38
2016 15.62
2017 15.69
2018 15.67

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Sweden was 7.64 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 7.64 in 2018, while its lowest value was 5.21 in 1990.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 6.37
1980 6.54
1981 6.78
1990 5.21
1991 5.44
1992 5.26
1993 5.51
1995 6.15
1996 6.84
1998 7.06
1999 6.85
2000 6.74
2001 6.62
2002 6.92
2003 6.79
2004 6.66
2005 6.51
2006 6.36
2007 6.17
2008 6.34
2009 6.75
2010 6.52
2011 6.37
2012 7.54
2013 7.61
2014 7.57
2015 7.44
2016 7.62
2017 7.57
2018 7.64

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs