Government spending on education in Germany
Government spending on education in Germany was equal to 4.5% of GDP in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Germany, 2024
4.5%p (Provisional)
Change from 2023
0percentage points
European Union, 2024
4.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
5.0%
Position in 2024
23rd of 30
Government spending on education in Germany over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.5%p (provisional) | 4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.5%p (provisional) | 4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.4%p (provisional) | 4.6% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | 4.7% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | 4.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | 4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | – |
| 2008 | 3.9% | – |
| 2007 | 3.9% | – |
| 2006 | 4.0% | – |
| 2005 | 4.1% | – |
| 2004 | 4.1% | – |
| 2003 | 4.1% | – |
| 2002 | 4.1% | – |
| 2001 | 4.1% | – |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.2%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4.7%.