Sweden vs Venezuela: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Sweden

7.3%

in 2022

Venezuela

6.9%

in 2009

Sweden rank

13th

Venezuela rank

16th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Sweden currently reports 7.3% against 6.9% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Sweden ranks 13th and Venezuela ranks 16th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.