Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Sweden

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

Latest (2017)
6,490 millions
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
16th
of 95 countries
All-time high
6,490 millions
in 2017
All-time low
4,136 millions
in 2003
Years of data
20
1998–2017

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k1998200720171998: 4.4k millions1999: 4.3k millions2000: 4.3k millions2001: 4.3k millions2002: 4.3k millions2003: 4.1k millions2004: 4.4k millions2005: 4.4k millions2006: 4.9k millions2007: 5.2k millions2008: 5.5k millions2009: 5.6k millions2010: 5.7k millions2011: 5.8k millions2012: 5.8k millions2013: 5.8k millions2014: 5.8k millions2015: 5.8k millions2016: 6.1k millions2017: 6.5k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 6,490 millions for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Sweden peaked at 6,490 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,136 millions, in 2003.

Sweden ranks 16th of 95 countries on this measure, 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 4,314 millions 4,275 millions 4,353 millions 2
2000s 4,705 millions 4,136 millions 5,631 millions 10
2010s 5,908 millions 5,669 millions 6,490 millions 8

Countries ranked near Sweden

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  4. 17 Turkey 5,578 millions compare
  5. 18 Switzerland 5,031 millions compare
  6. 19 Thailand 4,662 millions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Sweden?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, 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, ppp$ recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 6,490 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 4,136 millions in 2003.
How does Sweden rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$?
Sweden ranks 16th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
95 places, 1,141 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in 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 PPP$. 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/