Estonia — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Estonia, 1992–2022.
Education spending for Estonia was 5.21% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 years, from 1992 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 6.65% in 1999. The lowest was 4.33% in 2014 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.05% per year.
Estonia ranks 50 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 29%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Estonia sits above it. It peaked in 1999 and has fallen 22% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 11%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 15 of 45 economies; Netherlands (5.18%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 20% in 2000. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 14th of 57 in 1992 → 28th of 116 in 2000 → 31st of 130 in 2010 → 41st of 157 in 2020 → 40th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 5.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 5.44% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 5.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 5.14% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 4.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 5.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 5.05% | +0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 4.33% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 4.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.67% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 5% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 5.52% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 5.96% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 5.48% | +0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 4.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 4.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.88% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 5.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 5.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 5.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 5.34% | -1.3 pp |
| 1999 | 6.65% | +0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 6.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 6.34% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 6.05% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 5.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 5.28% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Estonia’s Education spending in 1993?
5.7% (1993). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Estonia’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2022 the series was shrinking overall: -1.4% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 5.21%; 2021: 5.22%; 2020: 5.44%; 2019: 5.16%; 2018: 5.14%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.