Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ in Sweden

Sweden: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ was 6,490 millions in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
6,490 millions
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
17th
of 95 countries
All-time high
6,510 millions
in 2010
All-time low
5,639 millions
in 2003
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ in Sweden, 1998–2017

02.0k4.0k6.0k1998200720171998: 6.4k millions1999: 6.1k millions2000: 6.0k millions2001: 6.0k millions2002: 5.9k millions2003: 5.6k millions2004: 5.8k millions2005: 5.9k millions2006: 6.2k millions2007: 6.3k millions2008: 6.4k millions2009: 6.5k millions2010: 6.5k millions2011: 6.5k millions2012: 6.3k millions2013: 6.2k millions2014: 6.1k millions2015: 6.1k millions2016: 6.3k millions2017: 6.5k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Sweden stood at 6,490 millions.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Sweden peaked at 6,510 millions in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,639 millions, in 2003.

That places Sweden 17th out of 95 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,251 millions 6,137 millions 6,366 millions 2
2000s 6,061 millions 5,639 millions 6,451 millions 10
2010s 6,306 millions 6,082 millions 6,510 millions 8

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 14 Türkiye 7,885 millions compare
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  3. 16 Iran 7,297 millions compare
  4. 18 Switzerland 5,031 millions compare
  5. 19 Thailand 4,776 millions compare
  6. 20 Viet Nam 4,747 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Sweden?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ in Sweden was 6,490 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 6,510 millions in 2010.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 5,639 millions in 2003.
How does Sweden rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$?
Sweden ranks 17th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 upper secondary education, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
95 places, 1,139 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary 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/