EU: estimated public education expenditure 2003-2011

This statistic shows the total public expenditure estimates on education in the European Union from 2003 to 2011. Such spending peaked for this period in 2011 when it reached 663 billion PPP (Purchasing Power Standard).

Total public expenditure estimates on education in the European Union from 2003 to 2011 (in million PPS)*

Characteristic	Expenditure in million PPS
2011	663,029.3
2010	662,028.3
2009	635,930.1
2008	630,539.4
2007	610,557.3
2006	586,669.3
2005	555,912.9
2004	534,765.1
2003	517,734

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March 2015

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Survey time period

2003 to 2011

Supplementary notes

* Figures are estimates. PPS = Purchasing Power Standard. This is the name given by Eurostat to the artificial currency unit in which the Purchasing Power Parities (PPP) and real final expenditures for the EU 25 are expressed.

Information from the source: "Generally, the public sector funds education either by bearing directly the current and capital expenses of educational institutions (direct expenditure for educational institutions) or by supporting students and their families with scholarships and public loans as well as by transferring public subsidies for educational activities to private firms or non-profit organisations (transfers to private households and firms); both types of transactions together are reported as total public expenditure on education."

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