Government expenditure on education as a ratio to GDP continued to fall in 2012

In the framework of the European System of National Accounts (ESA95), Eurostat collects data on general government expenditure by economic function according to the international Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG).

This publication presents detailed COFOG data on education for the EU Member States and EFTA countries, presenting data by level of education on the basis of voluntarily transmitted COFOG level II data.