Government spending on education in European Union

Government spending on education in the European Union was equal to 4.7% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Government spending on education Unit: % of GDP Data: 2010 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
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European Union, 2024 4.7% % of GDP
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 4.7%

Government spending on education in European Union over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government spending on education (% of GDP), 2010 to 2024
Period European Union
2024 4.7%
2023 4.7%
2022 4.6%
2021 4.7%
2020 4.9%
2019 4.6%
2018 4.6%
2017 4.6%
2016 4.7%
2015 4.7%
2014 4.8%
2013 4.8%
2012 4.8%
2011 4.9%
2010 5.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 4.8%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.

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Eurostat
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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_exp · dataset details · view at source
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freq=A cofog99=GF09 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
2010 to 2024 for European Union
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Source: Eurostat