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Germany: Current education expenditure, primary

89.27percent · 2022-4.8% since 2012

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration). Annual figures for Germany from 1998 to 2022.

19982022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202289.266
202188.301
202090.27
201991.649
201892.757
201793.617
201693.726
201594.13
201493.984
201394.195
201293.747
201191.64
201090.593
200892.899
199891.172

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Current education expenditure, primary. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-current-education-expenditure-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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