Education Spending: Spain
Spain's education spending is currently 4.586 % of GDP as of 2022. # Spain Education Spending Spain allocated 4.
Current (2022)
4.586 % of GDP
-4.7% y/y
Peak (2009)
4.895 % of GDP
Low (1974)
1.461 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1970–2022 · 43 pts
Education Spending — Spain
1970 — 2022
Education Spending — Spain
Analysis# Spain Education Spending
Spain allocated 4.586% of its GDP to education in 2022, remaining well below its 2009 peak of 4.895% but substantially higher than the 1.461% spent in 1974. Over the five-decade period from 1970 to 2022, education spending increased 150.1%, reflecting Spain's growing commitment to the sector despite recent fluctuations.
A sharp decline marked 2013–2018, when spending fell from 4.329% to 4.15% of GDP. However, the COVID-19 pandemic reversed this trajectory, pushing spending to 4.851% in 2020. The subsequent decline to 4.586% in 2022 suggests Spain is recalibrating education investment post-pandemic, though current levels remain above pre-crisis benchmarks.
Historical Data
43 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.586 % of GDP | -4.72% |
| 2021 | 4.813 % of GDP | -0.78% |
| 2020 | 4.851 % of GDP | +15.42% |
| 2019 | 4.203 % of GDP | +1.28% |
| 2018 | 4.15 % of GDP | -0.67% |
| 2017 | 4.178 % of GDP | -0.36% |
| 2016 | 4.193 % of GDP | -1.32% |
| 2015 | 4.249 % of GDP | -0.61% |
| 2014 | 4.275 % of GDP | -1.25% |
| 2013 | 4.329 % of GDP | -2.94% |
| 2012 | 4.46 % of GDP | -5.49% |
| 2011 | 4.719 % of GDP | -2.42% |
| 2010 | 4.836 % of GDP | -1.21% |
| 2009 | 4.895 % of GDP | +8.39% |
| 2008 | 4.516 % of GDP | +6.36% |
| 2007 | 4.246 % of GDP | +1.58% |
| 2006 | 4.18 % of GDP | +0.94% |
| 2005 | 4.141 % of GDP | -0.34% |
| 2004 | 4.155 % of GDP | -0.38% |
| 2003 | 4.171 % of GDP | +0.90% |
Show all 43 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.134 % of GDP | +0.56% |
| 2001 | 4.111 % of GDP | -1.37% |
| 2000 | 4.168 % of GDP | -2.25% |
| 1999 | 4.264 % of GDP | -0.63% |
| 1998 | 4.291 % of GDP | -3.79% |
| 1996 | 4.46 % of GDP | +0.50% |
| 1995 | 4.438 % of GDP | -1.11% |
| 1994 | 4.488 % of GDP | +5.65% |
| 1993 | 4.248 % of GDP | +10.63% |
| 1992 | 3.84 % of GDP | +2.54% |
| 1991 | 3.745 % of GDP | +3.00% |
| 1990 | 3.636 % of GDP | +2.31% |
| 1989 | 3.554 % of GDP | +6.69% |
| 1988 | 3.331 % of GDP | +6.42% |
| 1987 | 3.13 % of GDP | +33.76% |
| 1979 | 2.34 % of GDP | +4.84% |
| 1978 | 2.232 % of GDP | +7.36% |
| 1977 | 2.079 % of GDP | +9.36% |
| 1976 | 1.901 % of GDP | +30.12% |
| 1974 | 1.461 % of GDP | -29.28% |
| 1972 | 2.066 % of GDP | +9.25% |
| 1971 | 1.891 % of GDP | +3.11% |
| 1970 | 1.834 % of GDP | — |
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