All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland
Finland: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 55.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland stood at 55.8%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland peaked at 69.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2020.
That places Finland 86th out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.6% | — |
| 2000 | 67.7% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 63.9% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 51.5% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 51.4% | 56.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 83 Iran, Islamic Republic of 58.5% compare
- 84 Jordan 57.4% compare
- 85 Rwanda 57.0% compare
- 87 Kazakhstan 55.8% compare
- 88 Seychelles 54.5% compare
- 89 Republic of Korea 53.1% compare
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland was 55.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Finland ranks 86th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release