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Government spending on education (COFOG) in European Union (27)

Government spending on education (COFOG) in the European Union (27) was 4.7% of GDP in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2023.

2024, % of GDP4.7
Change on 20230 pts
Series high52010
Series low4.62017

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Government spending on education (COFOG) in European Union (27), 2010 to 2024

4.54.64.74.84.95201020132016201920242010: 5 % of GDP2011: 4.9 % of GDP2012: 4.8 % of GDP2013: 4.8 % of GDP2014: 4.8 % of GDP2015: 4.7 % of GDP2016: 4.7 % of GDP2017: 4.6 % of GDP2018: 4.6 % of GDP2019: 4.6 % of GDP2020: 4.9 % of GDP2021: 4.7 % of GDP2022: 4.6 % of GDP2023: 4.7 % of GDP2024: 4.7 % of GDP4.44.64.8520102015202020242010: 5 % of GDP2011: 4.9 % of GDP2012: 4.8 % of GDP2013: 4.8 % of GDP2014: 4.8 % of GDP2015: 4.7 % of GDP2016: 4.7 % of GDP2017: 4.6 % of GDP2018: 4.6 % of GDP2019: 4.6 % of GDP2020: 4.9 % of GDP2021: 4.7 % of GDP2022: 4.6 % of GDP2023: 4.7 % of GDP2024: 4.7 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat, General government expenditure by function (COFOG), education, total general government expenditure, percentage of GDP (gov_10a_exp). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-16.
All 15 values
Period% of GDP
20244.7
20234.7
20224.6
20214.7
20204.9
20194.6
20184.6
20174.6
20164.7
20154.7
20144.8
20134.8
20124.8
20114.9
20105

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Definition

Total expenditure of general government on education (COFOG division 09: pre-primary to tertiary education, education not definable by level, subsidiary services, research and development and other education spending) as a percentage of GDP, from the government accounts by function (ESA 2010).

A national accounts measure of all government education spending, transfers included. UNESCO and OECD education finance statistics count spending on educational institutions by a different method, so their figures differ.

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Eurostat. General government expenditure by function (COFOG), education, total general government expenditure, percentage of GDP (gov_10a_exp). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10a_exp/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). General government expenditure by function (COFOG), education, total general government expenditure, percentage of GDP (gov_10a_exp) (Government spending on education (COFOG), European Union (27), 2010 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10a_exp/default/table

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General government expenditure by function (COFOG), education, total general government expenditure, percentage of GDP (gov_10a_exp), Government spending on education (COFOG), European Union (27), 2010 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10a_exp/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/government-education-spending-cofog/european-union. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. General government expenditure by function (COFOG), education, total general government expenditure, percentage of GDP (gov_10a_exp). Government spending on education (COFOG), European Union (27), 2010 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10a_exp/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/government-education-spending-cofog/european-union.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) General government expenditure by function (COFOG), education, total general government expenditure, percentage of GDP (gov_10a_exp), Government spending on education (COFOG), European Union (27), 2010 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10a_exp/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/government-education-spending-cofog/european-union (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Government spending on education (COFOG) in the European Union (27) was 4.7% of GDP in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission. General government expenditure by function (COFOG), education, total general government expenditure, percentage of GDP (gov_10a_exp). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest government spending on education (COFOG) in European Union (27)?

5% of GDP in 2010, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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