Sweden - Expenditure on Primary Education

Since 2014, Sweden Expenditure on Primary Education was up 0.2points year on year. With 23.03 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education in 2019, the country was ranked number 93 comparing other countries in Expenditure on Primary Education. Sweden is overtaken by Uruguay, which was ranked number 92 with 23.12 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education and is followed by Norway at 22.37 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Togo ranked the highest with 67.96 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education in 2019, that is an increase of 1.8points versus 2018. East Timor, Burkina Faso and Uganda respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Guinea witnessed the best average annual growth at +7.9points per year, while Sierra Leone was the worst growing country at -9.1points per year.

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Date Percent of Government Expenditure on Education
2019 23.03
2018 23.24
2017 23.45
2016 24.11
2015 23.34
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How does Sweden rank in Expenditure on Primary Education?

# 115 Countries Percent of Government Expenditure on Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Togo
67.96 % 2019 +1.8 % +2.9 % View data
2 #2
East Timor
64.89 % 2014 +0.2 % -3.7 % View data
92 #92
Uruguay
23.12 % 2017 -1.8 % NA View data
93 #93
Sweden
23.03 % 2019 -0.9 % +0.2 % View data
94 #94
Norway
22.37 % 2019 -0.7 % +0.7 % View data
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