Public expenditure on education as % of GDP is the total public expenditure (current and capital) on education expressed as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in a given year. Public expenditure on education includes government spending on educational institutions (both public and private), education administration, and transfers/subsidies for private entities (students/households and other privates entities).
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 6.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 5.3 | |
| Finland | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | |
| Iceland | 4.3 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.1 | |
| Norway | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 4.0 | |
| Sweden | 5.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 |