Finland vs Macao: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Finland
12.1%
in 2022
Macao
12.3%
in 2022
Finland rank
109th
Macao rank
106th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Finland
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 12.3% against 12.1% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 109th and Macao ranks 106th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 10.4% | 2.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 14.9% | 2.6% | Macao |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 13.7% | 1.7% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, Finland or Macao?
- Macao, at 12.3% against 12.1% in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Finland and Macao?
- 0.2%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Macao?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Macao rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Finland ranks 109th and Macao ranks 106th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.