Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ in Sweden

Sweden: Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ was 40,148 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
40,148 millions
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
23rd
of 161 countries
All-time high
40,148 millions
in 2017
All-time low
14,928 millions
in 1992
Years of data
25
1991–2017

Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ in Sweden, 1991–2017

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1991200420171991: 15.6k millions1992: 14.9k millions1993: 15.5k millions1995: 18.9k millions1996: 21.3k millions1998: 23.7k millions1999: 23.9k millions2000: 24.7k millions2001: 24.6k millions2002: 26.3k millions2003: 26.4k millions2004: 27.0k millions2005: 27.1k millions2006: 27.7k millions2007: 27.8k millions2008: 28.5k millions2009: 29.0k millions2010: 29.7k millions2011: 29.9k millions2012: 35.2k millions2013: 36.0k millions2014: 36.7k millions2015: 37.7k millions2016: 39.4k millions2017: 40.1k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 40,148 millions for government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in Sweden peaked at 40,148 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14,928 millions, in 1992.

Sweden ranks 23rd of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19,109 millions 14,928 millions 23,921 millions 7
2000s 26,900 millions 24,566 millions 28,987 millions 10
2010s 35,587 millions 29,679 millions 40,148 millions 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in Sweden?
Government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ in Sweden was 40,148 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 40,148 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 14,928 millions in 1992.
How does Sweden rank for government expenditure on education, constant ppp$?
Sweden ranks 23rd out of 161 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on education, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 2,648 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity) in constant value (taking into account inflation). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$, and where it is expressed in constant value, uses a GDP deflator to account for inflation. The constant prices base year is normally three years before the year of the data release. For example, in the July 2017 data release, constant PPP$ values are expressed in 2014 prices. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/