Greece — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Greece, 1970–2022.
Education spending for Greece was 3.38% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 31 years, from 1970 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 4.05% in 2005. The lowest was 1.13% in 1973 (about 3.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.49% per year.
Greece ranks 118 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 69%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Greece sits below it. It peaked in 2005 and has fallen 17% since. Over the last decade (2015–2022) the figure moved down 8%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 37 of 45 economies; Romania (3.28%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 53% in 1998.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 1999. Doubling roughly every 47 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 29th of 31 in 1970 → 45th of 50 in 1990 → 75th of 116 in 2000 → 101st of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.38% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 3.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 3.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.47% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 3.68% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 4.05% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 3.76% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 3.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 3.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 3.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 3.15% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 2.99% | +1.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 1.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 1.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 1.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 1.71% | +0.2 pp |
| 1977 | 1.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 1.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 1.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 1973 | 1.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 1.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 1.57% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Greece’s Education spending in 1971?
1.32% (1971). 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 Greece’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +115.2% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
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: 3.38%; 2019: 3.55%; 2018: 3.58%; 2017: 3.47%; 2015: 3.68%. 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.