Government expenditure on primary education, US$ in Sweden
Sweden: Government expenditure on primary education, US$ was 10,232 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ in Sweden, 1979–2017
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 12 Spain 14,862 millions compare
- 13 Indonesia 13,142 millions compare
- 14 Argentina 10,389 millions compare
- 16 Switzerland 10,167 millions compare
- 17 Netherlands 9,583 millions compare
- 18 South Africa 8,983 millions compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
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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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/