Educational expenditure

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The statistics show the costs for preschool, leisure time centres, compulsory school, upper secondary and post-secondary school as well as the total cost per type of school/activities and as a percentage of GDP.

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Education expenditure, 2024

2025-11-27

In 2024, Sweden devoted 8% of its GDP to education. Total expenditure on education amounted to SEK 512 billion, with nearly 70% accounted for by children and students in the school system covering preschool through upper secondary levels.

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Name	Type	Date
Total costs by type of education/activity 2014–2018 in fixed prices (CPI), (MSEK) and percent	Table	2019-11-06
Total costs by type of education/activity 2014–2018 as a share of GDP in current prices (MSEK) and percent	Table	2019-11-06
Total costs for compulsory schools, upper secondary schools and university/university college 2002–2018	Graph	2019-11-06

Publications

Title	Language	Type	Date
Costs of the educational system 2014–2018	Swedish	SM	2019-11-06
Costs for the educational system 2013-2017	Swedish	SM	2018-10-29
Costs for the educational system	Swedish	SM	2017-10-18
Costs for the educational system 2011–2015	Swedish with elements of English	SM	2016-11-10
Costs for the educational system 2010–2014	Swedish with elements of English	SM	2015-11-06
Costs for the educational system 2009–2013	Swedish with elements of English	SM	2014-11-20

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