Public expenditure on education in current prices, by education level and programme orientation by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
43,631
Germany
Lowest
34.9
Serbia
Median
1,263
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
357
What the numbers show
Public expenditure on education in current prices, by education level and programme orientation is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 43,631 in Germany; the lowest is 34.9 in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,263, and the mean is 4,403.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,250.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 617.3%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 15.7%).
Public expenditure on education in current prices, by education level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 43,631 | 2023 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 2 | France | 18,612 | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 9,337 | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 9,153 | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 8,450 | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 6,021 | 2020 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 6,013 | 2023 | up 159.7% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 5,328 | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 4,011 | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 3,614 | 2023 | up 287.1% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 3,507 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 3,504 | 2023 | up 98.4% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 3,470 | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 1,876 | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 1,267 | 2023 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 1,263 | 2023 | up 135.5% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 1,047 | 2023 | up 142.1% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 1,009 | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 19 | Slovak Republic | 874.6 | 2023 | up 167.1% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 809.2 | 2023 | up 270.5% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 685.5 | 2022 | up 253.2% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 524.9 | 2023 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 491.9 | 2023 | up 193.1% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 477.7 | 2023 | up 617.3% | rising |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 461.7 | 2023 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 26 | Latvia | 443.6 | 2023 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 376.6 | 2022 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 91.6 | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 29 | Malta | 68.9 | 2023 | up 110.1% | rising |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.2 | 2021 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 34.9 | 2022 | up 75.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 2,556