Government expenditure on education in Europe

8 countries in Europe, 2023. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
6.6 %
Moldova
Median country
3.3 %
half above, half below
World
3.6 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
1.7 to 6.6
Monaco - Moldova

How to read it

Across 8 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Moldova (6.6 %) and the lowest in Monaco (1.7 %).

The median country is at 3.3 %: half are above, half below.

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through… · via World Bank WDI (SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS) · licence

Education spending over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Moldova6.6
2Belarus4.9
3Russia4.2
4Serbia3.4
5Bosnia and Herzegovina3.2
6Albania3.1
7Andorra1.9
8Monaco1.7
World Bank, WDI · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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