Belgium vs Finland: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Belgium
0.7%
in 2022
Finland
0.7%
in 2022
Belgium rank
22nd
Finland rank
19th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 22nd and Finland ranks 19th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp, Belgium or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Belgium and Finland?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 22nd and Finland ranks 19th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release