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Sweden: Expenditure on tertiary education

24.09percent · 2016-10.1% since 2006

Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments. Annual figures for Sweden from 1979 to 2016.

19792016

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201624.087
201524.913
201425.271
201325.423
201225.281
201129.076
201029.022
200928.093
200827.006
200726.419
200626.801
200527.508
200428.462
200328.868
200228.321
200128.031
200027.183
199926.976
199826.139
199627.206
199526.701
199325.322
199221.734
199119.897
199021.682
198110.02
198010.979
197913.136

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World Bank (2026). Expenditure on tertiary education. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-expenditure-on-tertiary-education (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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