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Sweden - Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 7.32

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

7.32 (2022)

Global rank

##10 of 203 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 1979

1.15×

Ranking Race — Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Sweden climbed from #7 to #10 (overtook Botswana). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sweden ↓

Key Events — Sweden

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Overtook Botswana in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Kuwait in global rank auto

Government Education Expenditure (% of GDP), 1979-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197919992009201920225.226.137.047.95
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