Education spending in Switzerland
Government spending on education in Switzerland was equal to 4.9% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2011.
Switzerland, 2022
4.9%
Change from 2021
−0.2percentage points
World, 2022
3.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
5.1%
Position in 2022
51st of 164
Education spending in Switzerland over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 5.0% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 4.9%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Switzerland has the 51st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 3.9%.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
73.5%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.2%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
50.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
5.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
26.3%
2025 · Eurostat