Sweden - Expenditure on Tertiary Education

Since 2014, Sweden Expenditure on Tertiary Education decreased by 1.3points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 37 comparing other countries in Expenditure on Tertiary Education at 23.62 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Sweden is overtaken by New Zealand, which was ranked number 36 with 23.74 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education and is followed by Costa Rica at 23.61 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education. Sierra Leone topped the ranking with 52.48 Percent of Government Expenditure on Education in 2019, that is an increase of 13.2points compared to 2018. Ethiopia, Ecuador and Gabon respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Seychelles recorded the best 5 years average growth at +82.1points per year, while Kyrgyzstan witnessed the worst performance at -32.3points per year.

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Date Percent of Government Expenditure on Education
2019 23.62
2018 23.84
2017 24.07
2016 24.09
2015 24.91
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How does Sweden rank in Expenditure on Tertiary Education?

# 121 Countries Percent of Government Expenditure on Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Sierra Leone
52.48 % 2019 +13.2 % +11.3 % View data
2 #2
Ethiopia
49.46 % 2019 +1.1 % +1.5 % View data
36 #36
New Zealand
23.74 % 2016 -7.2 % NA View data
37 #37
Sweden
23.62 % 2019 -0.9 % -1.3 % View data
38 #38
Costa Rica
23.61 % 2019 +2.1 % +1.7 % View data
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