Government spending on education in Sweden
Government spending on education in Sweden was equal to 7.2% of GDP in 2024.
Sweden, 2024
7.2%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
4.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
5.0%
Position in 2024
1st of 30
Government spending on education in Sweden over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.2% | 4.7% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | 4.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | 4.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | 4.6% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | 4.6% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | 4.7% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | 4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | 4.8% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | 4.8% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | 5.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | – |
| 2008 | 7.1% | – |
| 2007 | 6.9% | – |
| 2006 | 7.2% | – |
| 2005 | 7.4% | – |
| 2004 | 7.3% | – |
| 2003 | 7.4% | – |
| 2002 | 7.5% | – |
| 2001 | 7.4% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 7.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.3%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4.7%.