Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ in Sweden

Sweden: Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ was 9,711 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
9,711 millions
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
17th
of 158 countries
All-time high
11,355 millions
in 2013
All-time low
874.23 millions
in 1979
Years of data
29
1979–2017

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1979199820171979: 874.2 millions1980: 885.5 millions1981: 965.5 millions1990: 2.5k millions1991: 2.8k millions1992: 3.1k millions1993: 4.0k millions1995: 4.4k millions1996: 5.4k millions1998: 5.0k millions1999: 5.1k millions2000: 4.8k millions2001: 4.5k millions2002: 5.2k millions2003: 6.6k millions2004: 7.3k millions2005: 7.0k millions2006: 7.2k millions2007: 8.0k millions2008: 8.9k millions2009: 8.3k millions2010: 9.4k millions2011: 10.6k millions2012: 10.5k millions2013: 11.4k millions2014: 11.1k millions2015: 9.4k millions2016: 9.5k millions2017: 9.7k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on tertiary education, us$ in Sweden stood at 9,711 millions.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education, us$ in Sweden peaked at 11,355 millions in 2013 and was at its lowest, 874.23 millions, in 1979.

Sweden ranks 17th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 874.23 millions 874.23 millions 874.23 millions 1
1980s 925.52 millions 885.54 millions 965.5 millions 2
1990s 4,035 millions 2,463 millions 5,428 millions 8
2000s 6,780 millions 4,496 millions 8,871 millions 10
2010s 10,197 millions 9,367 millions 11,355 millions 8

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 14 Spain 12,263 millions compare
  2. 15 Russia 12,238 millions compare
  3. 16 Mexico 10,549 millions compare
  4. 18 Switzerland 9,236 millions compare
  5. 19 Norway 8,410 millions compare
  6. 20 Denmark 8,082 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on tertiary education, us$ in Sweden?
Government expenditure on tertiary education, us$ in Sweden was 9,711 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education, us$ recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 11,355 millions in 2013.
What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education, us$ recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 874.23 millions in 1979.
How does Sweden rank for government expenditure on tertiary education, us$?
Sweden ranks 17th out of 158 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on tertiary education, us$ rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 tertiary education, US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education, US$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
158 places, 3,257 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary 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/