Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Finland
Finland: Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student was 17,463 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Finland, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 17,463 for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Finland peaked at 17,463 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,608, in 2012.
That places Finland 5th out of 30 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10,608 | — |
| 2013 | 11,039 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 11,062 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 11,213 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 11,526 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 11,386 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 12,054 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 12,967 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 13,181 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 14,370 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 15,633 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 17,463 | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,482 | 10,608 | 12,967 | 8 |
| 2020s | 15,162 | 13,181 | 17,463 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Finland?
- Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Finland was 17,463 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 17,463 in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,608 in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student?
- Finland ranks 5th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. 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 Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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