Sweden Education Spending 1960-2024

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.
  • Sweden education spending for 2022 was 0.00%, a 13.5% decline from 2021.
  • Sweden education spending for 2021 was 13.50%, a 0.05% increase from 2020.
  • Sweden education spending for 2020 was 13.45%, a 0.64% decline from 2019.
  • Sweden education spending for 2019 was 14.08%, a 0.26% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Puerto Rico 21.24%
Uruguay 16.82%
British Virgin Islands 14.33%
Macao 13.80%
Singapore 13.28%
Barbados 12.72%
Cayman Islands 12.53%
Curacao 12.42%
Turks and Caicos Islands 11.86%
Panama 11.76%
Bermuda 11.53%
St. Kitts and Nevis 11.49%
Bahamas 11.44%
Canada 11.05%
Seychelles 10.65%
Antigua and Barbuda 10.30%
Bahrain 9.30%
Gibraltar 9.22%
Trinidad and Tobago 8.59%
Andorra 6.61%
Monaco 4.80%
Oman 0.00%
Saudi Arabia 0.00%
UAE 0.00%
France 0.00%
Croatia 0.00%
St. Martin (French part) 0.00%
New Zealand 0.00%
Qatar 0.00%
Finland 0.00%
Hong Kong 0.00%
Japan 0.00%
Norway 0.00%
French Polynesia 0.00%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.00%
Aruba 0.00%
Chile 0.00%
Estonia 0.00%
Guam 0.00%
Italy 0.00%
Latvia 0.00%
Netherlands 0.00%
Portugal 0.00%
Sweden 0.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 0.00%
Belgium 0.00%
Channel Islands 0.00%
Spain 0.00%
Greenland 0.00%
Israel 0.00%
Luxembourg 0.00%
Slovenia 0.00%
Austria 0.00%
Switzerland 0.00%
Denmark 0.00%
Greece 0.00%
Iceland 0.00%
Lithuania 0.00%
New Caledonia 0.00%
Poland 0.00%
Slovak Republic 0.00%
United States 0.00%
Australia 0.00%
Germany 0.00%
Ireland 0.00%
Liechtenstein 0.00%
Northern Mariana Islands 0.00%
Palau 0.00%
San Marino 0.00%
Brunei 0.00%
Czech Republic 0.00%
United Kingdom 0.00%
Isle of Man 0.00%
Kuwait 0.00%
Malta 0.00%
Argentina 0.00%
Cyprus 0.00%
Faroe Islands 0.00%
Hungary 0.00%
South Korea 0.00%
Sweden Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 0.00% -13.50%
2021 13.50% 0.05%
2020 13.45% -0.64%
2019 14.08% 0.26%
2018 13.83% 0.21%
2017 13.62% 0.28%
2016 13.34% 0.32%
2015 13.02% 0.18%
2014 12.84% 0.29%
2013 12.54% -0.09%
2012 12.63% -0.09%
2011 12.72% 0.00%
2010 12.72% -0.09%
2009 12.81% 0.01%
2008 12.80% 0.10%
2007 12.70% -0.07%
2006 12.77% 0.07%
2005 12.70% 0.06%
2004 12.64% 0.06%
2003 12.58% -0.18%
2002 12.77% -0.04%
2001 12.80% 0.73%
2000 12.07% -0.73%
1999 12.80% 0.16%
1998 12.64% 0.89%
1997 11.76% 0.63%
1996 11.12% 0.18%
1995 10.94% 10.94%
1994 0.00% 0.00%
1993 0.00% 0.00%
1992 0.00% 0.00%
1991 0.00% 0.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%