Norway Education Spending 1981-2023

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
  • Norway education spending for 2020 was 10.14%, a 5.53% decline from 2019.
  • Norway education spending for 2019 was 15.67%, a 0.25% decline from 2018.
  • Norway education spending for 2018 was 15.92%, a 0.02% decline from 2017.
  • Norway education spending for 2017 was 15.94%, a 0.1% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Hong Kong 20.62%
Puerto Rico 19.44%
Saudi Arabia 19.06%
Curacao 16.41%
Uruguay 16.36%
Greenland 16.25%
Israel 15.60%
Iceland 15.28%
New Zealand 14.44%
Australia 14.43%
Faroe Islands 14.36%
Estonia 14.35%
Switzerland 14.24%
Latvia 13.76%
Sweden 13.64%
British Virgin Islands 13.16%
Cyprus 12.99%
Malta 12.79%
United States 12.65%
Macao 12.30%
Bermuda 12.29%
Oman 12.21%
Lithuania 12.03%
Denmark 11.94%
Argentina 11.92%
Kuwait 11.91%
Singapore 11.91%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.77%
UAE 11.71%
Turks and Caicos Islands 11.62%
Barbados 11.49%
Ireland 11.33%
Bahamas 11.24%
Slovenia 11.22%
Belgium 11.19%
St. Kitts and Nevis 11.12%
Netherlands 11.02%
Czech Republic 10.77%
Poland 10.66%
United Kingdom 10.56%
Luxembourg 10.55%
Panama 10.24%
Finland 10.23%
Portugal 10.15%
Norway 10.14%
Slovak Republic 10.07%
Canada 10.00%
Croatia 9.98%
Bahrain 9.37%
Qatar 9.32%
Germany 9.18%
Hungary 9.18%
Seychelles 9.17%
Andorra 8.99%
Antigua and Barbuda 8.94%
Spain 8.89%
Austria 8.89%
Italy 7.47%
Greece 7.46%
Japan 7.31%
San Marino 5.79%
Norway Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2020 10.14% -5.53%
2019 15.67% -0.25%
2018 15.92% -0.02%
2017 15.94% 0.10%
2016 15.84% 0.23%
2015 15.61% -1.29%
2014 16.90% -0.22%
2013 17.12% -0.16%
2012 17.28% 2.46%
2011 14.83% -0.26%
2010 15.09% -0.42%
2009 15.51% -0.21%
2008 15.72% -0.16%
2007 15.88% 0.17%
2006 15.71% -0.67%
2005 16.37% 0.11%
2004 16.26% 0.73%
2003 15.53% -0.55%
2002 16.08% 0.30%
2001 15.78% 0.15%
2000 15.63% 0.64%
1999 14.99% -0.40%
1998 15.39% -0.66%
1997 16.05% 0.21%
1996 15.84% -0.90%
1995 16.74% 0.39%
1994 16.35% 0.61%
1993 15.74% 2.07%
1992 13.67% -0.06%
1991 13.72% -0.17%
1990 13.89% 0.01%
1989 13.89% 0.70%
1988 13.19% -1.07%
1987 14.26% 0.23%
1986 14.03% -0.03%
1985 14.06% -0.01%
1984 14.07% -0.24%
1983 14.31% -0.22%
1982 14.53% 0.04%
1981 14.49% 0.04%