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The highest overall levels of government expenditure on educational institutions were unsurprisingly recorded in the most populous EU countries: in 2021, expenditure peaked at €167.6 billion in Germany, followed by €130.0 billion in France.
- Government expenditure on education
In 2022, general government expenditure on 'education' in...
- Government expenditure on education
In 2022, general government expenditure on 'education' in the EU amounted to €746 billion or 4.7 % of GDP. Of this, 'pre-primary and primary education' accounted for 1.6 % of GDP and secondary education accounted for 1.7 % of GDP.
Current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions)
This dataset includes data on expenditure on education by public institutions, government-dependent private institutions and independent private institutions, intending to represent the total cost of services provided regardless of whether the source is public or private.
Spending on tertiary education is defined as the total expenditure on the highest level of education, covering private expenditure on schools, universities, and other private institutions delivering or supporting educational services. The measure is a percentage of total education spending.
2023 Education Finance Watch. The EFW aims to provide an analysis of trends, patterns, and issues in education financing around the world. This year, the EFW2023 updates analyses on trends and patterns of education spending for the past 10 years, up to 2021, the second fiscal year after COVID-19.
In 2019, the average annual spending per student from primary to tertiary education in OECD countries as a whole was around USD 12 000. But this average masks a broad range of spending across OECD countries.
