Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Sweden

Sweden: Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ was 12,122 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
12,122
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 80 countries
All-time high
17,408
in 2004
All-time low
10,221
in 1999
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Sweden, 1998–2017

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200720171998: 10.7k1999: 10.2k2000: 10.4k2001: 10.5k2002: 10.5k2003: 10.7k2004: 17.4k2005: 17.0k2006: 17.2k2007: 16.6k2008: 16.2k2009: 16.2k2010: 16.5k2011: 16.9k2012: 12.0k2013: 12.1k2014: 12.1k2015: 12.0k2016: 12.1k2017: 12.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 12,122 for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Sweden peaked at 17,408 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10,221, in 1999.

Sweden ranks 8th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Sweden, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 10,710
1999 10,221 -4.6%
2000 10,435 +2.1%
2001 10,535 +1.0%
2002 10,538 +0.0%
2003 10,702 +1.5%
2004 17,408 +62.7%
2005 17,046 -2.1%
2006 17,166 +0.7%
2007 16,647 -3.0%
2008 16,233 -2.5%
2009 16,238 +0.0%
2010 16,504 +1.6%
2011 16,931 +2.6%
2012 11,993 -29.2%
2013 12,077 +0.7%
2014 12,112 +0.3%
2015 11,972 -1.2%
2016 12,141 +1.4%
2017 12,122 -0.2%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 12,122 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,663, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 12,122 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,404, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +62.7% 10,702 17,408
2012 -29.2% 16,931 11,993

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,466 10,221 10,710 2
2000s 14,295 10,435 17,408 10
2010s 13,232 11,972 16,931 8

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 5 Germany 13,673 compare
  2. 6 Switzerland 13,261 compare
  3. 7 Austria 13,061 compare
  4. 9 Malta 12,088 compare
  5. 10 Kuwait 11,935 compare
  6. 11 Denmark 11,862 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Sweden?
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Sweden was 12,122 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 17,408 in 2004.
What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 10,221 in 1999.
How does Sweden rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$?
Sweden ranks 8th out of 80 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 968 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed at constant purchasing power parity (constant 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. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/