EU countries by education price inflation (HICP, annual rate)

Finland had the highest education price inflation (HICP, annual rate) of 27 EU countries in January 2026, at 11.1%. Croatia had the lowest, at -1.3%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11.1Finland

Lowest-1.3Croatia

Median4.227 EU countries

European Union (27)4.4History

Map of EU countries, January 2026

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0 to 3.5
3.5 to 5.4
5.4 and over

%, January 2026. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, education services, COICOP 2018 CP10 (prc_hicp_minr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, January 2026

%. Source: Eurostat, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, education services, COICOP 2018 CP10 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	January 2026 (%)	Change on January 2025
1	Finland	11.1	+8.1 pts
2	Latvia	9.8	+4 pts
3	Ireland	9	+6.8 pts
4	Romania	8.7	-0.9 pts
5	Bulgaria	8.5	+1.8 pts
6	Poland	6.8	-0.3 pts
7	Slovakia	6.7	-4.3 pts
8	Luxembourg	6.6	+6 pts
9	Hungary	5.4	-2 pts
10	Austria	5.3	+0.5 pts
11	Germany	4.7	0 pts
12	Denmark	4.5	+0.8 pts
13	Malta	4.4	-0.4 pts
14	Portugal	4.2	+0.8 pts
15	Sweden	4.1	+0.1 pts
16	Czechia	3.9	-7.3 pts
17	Slovenia	3.8	+1 pts
18	Cyprus	3.4	-0.3 pts
19	Lithuania	3.3	-3.5 pts
19	Netherlands	3.3	-8.9 pts
21	France	3.2	0 pts
22	Greece	2.8	+0.2 pts
23	Spain	2.6	+0.1 pts
24	Belgium	2.2	+0.6 pts
25	Italy	1.7	-1.2 pts
26	Estonia	1.1	-6.4 pts
27	Croatia	-1.3	-6.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Harmonised index of consumer prices for education services (COICOP 2018 division 10, fees paid by households), annual rate of change: the percentage change from the same month a year earlier. Monthly, comparable across EU countries (Eurostat).

Eurostat publishes the HICP under COICOP 2018 from the data for January 2026 and recalculated the category series back to 1997 on that basis, so figures for earlier years can differ from those first published under ECOICOP, by a lot for divisions 08 to 13. The headline rate for all items is hicp_annual_rate. Eurostat marks some back-calculated months as estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, education services, COICOP 2018 CP10 (prc_hicp_minr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, education services, COICOP 2018 CP10 (prc_hicp_minr) (EU countries by education price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-01) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table

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HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, education services, COICOP 2018 CP10 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by education price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-01. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-education-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-01. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, education services, COICOP 2018 CP10 (prc_hicp_minr). EU countries by education price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-01. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-education-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-01.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, education services, COICOP 2018 CP10 (prc_hicp_minr), EU countries by education price inflation (HICP, annual rate), 2026-01 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/prc_hicp_minr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hicp-education-inflation/eu-countries?period=2026-01 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest education price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Finland, with 11.1% in January 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest education price inflation (HICP, annual rate)?

Croatia, with -1.3% in January 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, HICP, monthly data, annual rate of change, education services, COICOP 2018 CP10 (prc_hicp_minr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.