Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Finland
Finland: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Finland, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.3% for public expenditure on education by education level and programme in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Finland peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2017.
Finland ranks 3rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.1% | — |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 7,996 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.126 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 7,076 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1115 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,261 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,685 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Finland?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Finland was 1.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Finland ranks 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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