Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Poland

Poland: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8%
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
16th
of 41 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2023
All-time low
0.6%
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Poland, 2012–2023

00.20.40.60.82012201720232012: 0.56 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2013: 0.59 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2014: 0.61 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2015: 0.61 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2016: 0.64 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2017: 0.67 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2018: 0.7 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2019: 0.73 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2020: 0.77 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2021: 0.77 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2022: 0.74 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)2023: 0.8 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.8% for public expenditure on education by education level and programme in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Poland peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2012.

Poland ranks 16th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of GDP in Poland, 2012 to 2023.
Year Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) Change
2012 0.6%
2013 0.6% +5.4%
2014 0.6% +3.4%
2015 0.6% +0.0%
2016 0.6% +4.9%
2017 0.7% +4.7%
2018 0.7% +4.5%
2019 0.7% +4.3%
2020 0.8% +5.5%
2021 0.8% +0.0%
2022 0.7% -3.9%
2023 0.8% +8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 13 Denmark 0.9% compare
  2. 14 Slovenia 0.8% compare
  3. 14 Slovenia 0.8% compare
  4. 16 Poland 0.8% compare
  5. 18 Austria 0.7% compare
  6. 19 Slovakia 0.7% compare
  7. 19 Slovakia 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Poland?
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Poland was 0.8% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
How does Poland rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
Poland ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of GDP
Unit
Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 451 data points, 2012–2023
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