Government spending on education in Switzerland
Government spending on education in Switzerland was equal to 5.3% of GDP in 2024.
Switzerland, 2024
5.3%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
4.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5.1%
Position in 2024
12th of 30
Government spending on education in Switzerland over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | 4.6% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | 4.9% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | 4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | 5.0% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | – |
| 2008 | 4.7% | – |
| 2007 | 4.5% | – |
| 2006 | 4.8% | – |
| 2005 | 5.0% | – |
| 2004 | 5.1% | – |
| 2003 | 5.3% | – |
| 2002 | 5.2% | – |
| 2001 | 4.9% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 5.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.0%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Switzerland has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4.7%.