Government expenditure on primary education, US$ in Sweden

Sweden: Government expenditure on primary education, US$ was 10,232 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
10,232 millions
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
15th
of 151 countries
All-time high
10,232 millions
in 2017
All-time low
2,815 millions
in 1979
Years of data
29
1979–2017

Government expenditure on primary education, US$ in Sweden, 1979–2017

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1979199820171979: 2.8k millions1980: 2.9k millions1981: 4.6k millions1990: 5.8k millions1991: 7.8k millions1992: 7.6k millions1993: 7.6k millions1995: 4.3k millions1996: 5.4k millions1998: 5.0k millions1999: 5.0k millions2000: 4.9k millions2001: 4.4k millions2002: 5.2k millions2003: 6.3k millions2004: 6.9k millions2005: 6.7k millions2006: 6.7k millions2007: 7.6k millions2008: 8.1k millions2009: 7.1k millions2010: 7.9k millions2011: 8.9k millions2012: 9.2k millions2013: 10.0k millions2014: 10.0k millions2015: 8.8k millions2016: 9.5k millions2017: 10.2k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 10,232 millions for government expenditure on primary education, us$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, us$ in Sweden peaked at 10,232 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,815 millions, in 1979.

Sweden ranks 15th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,815 millions 2,815 millions 2,815 millions 1
1980s 3,777 millions 2,907 millions 4,646 millions 2
1990s 6,065 millions 4,307 millions 7,772 millions 8
2000s 6,383 millions 4,384 millions 8,083 millions 10
2010s 9,299 millions 7,854 millions 10,232 millions 8

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 12 Spain 14,862 millions compare
  2. 13 Indonesia 13,142 millions compare
  3. 14 Argentina 10,389 millions compare
  4. 16 Switzerland 10,167 millions compare
  5. 17 Netherlands 9,583 millions compare
  6. 18 South Africa 8,983 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on primary education, us$ in Sweden?
Government expenditure on primary education, us$ in Sweden was 10,232 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, us$ recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 10,232 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, us$ recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 2,815 millions in 1979.
How does Sweden rank for government expenditure on primary education, us$?
Sweden ranks 15th out of 151 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on primary education, us$ rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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 primary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 2,967 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on primary education (current, capital, and transfers) in millions US$ (nominal value). 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 US$. 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/