Expenditure on education in current prices in Sweden

Sweden: Expenditure on education in current prices was 20,243 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
20,243
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
9th
of 31 countries
All-time high
20,243
in 2011
All-time low
11,489
in 1995
Years of data
17
1995–2011

Expenditure on education in current prices in Sweden, 1995–2011

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1995200320111995: 11.5k1996: 12.3k1997: 13.2k1998: 13.9k1999: 14.5k2000: 15.4k2001: 15.2k2002: 16.4k2003: 16.6k2004: 17.4k2005: 17.0k2006: 17.8k2007: 18.9k2008: 19.3k2009: 19.0k2010: 19.8k2011: 20.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2011, expenditure on education in current prices in Sweden stood at 20,243. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on education in current prices in Sweden peaked at 20,243 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11,489, in 1995.

Sweden ranks 9th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Expenditure on education in current prices in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Expenditure on education in current prices (1995-2011) in Sweden, 1995 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1995 11,489
1996 12,274 +6.8%
1997 13,210 +7.6%
1998 13,851 +4.9%
1999 14,513 +4.8%
2000 15,445 +6.4%
2001 15,211 -1.5%
2002 16,407 +7.9%
2003 16,584 +1.1%
2004 17,413 +5.0%
2005 16,995 -2.4%
2006 17,781 +4.6%
2007 18,866 +6.1%
2008 19,260 +2.1%
2009 19,011 -1.3%
2010 19,759 +3.9%
2011 20,243 +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,067 11,489 14,513 5
2000s 17,297 15,211 19,260 10
2010s 20,001 19,759 20,243 2

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 6 Netherlands 32,397 compare
  2. 7 Poland 31,155 compare
  3. 8 Belgium 21,682 compare
  4. 10 Switzerland 16,393 compare
  5. 11 Austria 15,717 compare
  6. 12 Denmark 15,330 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on education in current prices in Sweden?
Expenditure on education in current prices in Sweden was 20,243 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on education in current prices recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 20,243 in 2011.
What is the lowest expenditure on education in current prices recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 11,489 in 1995.
How does Sweden rank for expenditure on education in current prices?
Sweden ranks 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
Is expenditure on education in current prices rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on education in current prices (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expenditure on education in current prices (1995-2011)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 495 data points, 1995–2011
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