Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Sweden
Sweden: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 15.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Sweden, 1980–2022
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 Sweden stood at 15.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Sweden peaked at 15.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1992.
Sweden ranks 61st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.0% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 8.0% | 12.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.5% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Exports of goods and services 3.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 21.0% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 654.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 6.43 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 558.33 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.14 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 97.9% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 356.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 1.66 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 168.78 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Sweden?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Sweden was 15.3% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1992.
- How does Sweden rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Sweden ranks 61st 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 Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.