EIGE

Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of GDP eustrat_bs_aaqcc__educ_uoe_fine06

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage of GDP (comparable)
Description:

This indicator shows the total public spending on early childhood education (ISCED11 level 0) as a % of GDP. It should be noted that early childhood education as defined in ISCED11 is not equal to child care. In order to qualify as early childhood education, programmes provided in crèches, daycare centres, nurseries, etc. need to be designed to provide an organized and purposeful set of learning activities.

EU27_2020
EU28
PT
RS
IE
UK
TR
RO
CY
NL
MT
CH
IT
LU
CZ
SK
HR
ES
AT
PL
FR
DE
LT
LV
HU
SI
BG
DK
EE
FI
IS
NO
SE
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
EU27_2020
0.71(d)
0.73(d)
0.66(d)
0.65(d)
0.64(d)
0.65(d)
0.67(d)
(d)
(d)
EU28
0.6(d)
0.59(d)
0.57(d)
PT
0.39
0.42
0.42
0.39
RS
0.06(d)
0.07
0.06
0.06
IE
0.14
0.12
0.17
0.16
0.15
0.12
0.07
0.1
0.11
UK
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.23
0.28(b)
0.23
0.33
0.38
TR
0.25(d)
0.2(d)
0.19
0.2
0.24
RO
0.39
0.41
0.41
0.36
0.34
0.33
0.36
0.36
CY
0.29
0.32
0.29
0.31
0.33
0.35
0.37
0.35
0.34
NL
0.38
0.38
0.35
0.35
0.34
0.35
0.36
0.37
0.38
0.41
MT
0.39(d)
0.42(d)
0.37(d)
0.35(d)
0.34(d)
0.37(d)
0.37
0.4
0.43
0.41
CH
0.43
0.45
0.4
0.41
0.41
0.41
0.24
0.18
0.18
IT
0.42
0.48
0.49
0.48
0.47
0.44
0.48
0.46
0.45
0.45
LU
0.51
0.53
0.52
0.48
0.48
0.47
0.57
0.57
0.53
0.65
CZ
0.62
0.62
0.58
0.55
0.53
0.49
0.52
0.55
0.54
0.54
SK
0.63
0.66
0.63
0.55
0.53
0.5
0.49
0.49
0.44
HR
0.58
0.63
0.56
0.54
0.54
0.52(d)
ES
0.66(p)
0.68(p)
0.59(p)
0.59
0.58
0.59
0.61
0.62
0.63
0.65
AT
0.67
0.69
0.43
0.61
0.61
0.6
0.58
0.58
0.55
0.54
PL
0.77
0.77
0.73
0.7
0.67
0.64
0.61
0.61
0.59
0.56
FR
0.67
0.7
0.67(p)
0.69
0.7
0.69
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.65
DE
1.04(p)
1.02(p)
0.89(p)
0.83
0.78
0.74
0.7
0.68
0.64
0.6
LT
1.01
1.03
0.87
0.86
0.76
0.75
0.67
0.62
2.15
0.63
LV
1.07
1.1
0.76
0.82
0.8
0.81
0.86
0.82
1.13
HU
0.62
0.67
0.7
0.71
0.73
0.81
0.81
0.81
SI
0.87
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.82
0.81
0.86
1
0.97
1
BG
1.03
0.97
0.93
0.92
0.94
0.95
0.97
1.05
1.03
0.89
DK
0.99
1
0.97
0.94
0.95
0.95
1.13
1.18
1.25
EE
1.12
1.2
1.13
1.06
1.04
1.04
1.03
0.93
0.35
0.43
FI
1.14
1.15
1.13
1.08
1.03
1.1
1.11
1.11
1.11
1.13(d)
IS
1.82
1.85
1.58
1.57
1.5
1.43
1.49
1.54
1.44
1.53
NO
1.26
1.53
1.45
1.39
1.44
1.46
1.41
1.37
1.43
1.42
SE
1.63
1.73
1.7
1.73
1.72
1.83
1.83
1.84
1.84
1.85

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable