Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Germany
Germany: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 10.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Germany, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Germany stood at 10.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Germany peaked at 11.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1996.
Germany ranks 139th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Exports of goods and services 1.81 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 25.2% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 4.93 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 4.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 3.62 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 828.56 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 97.6% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 2.04 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 907.95 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 1.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Germany?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Germany was 10.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Germany ranks 139th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.