Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Finland

Finland: Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public was 5.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
5.8%
Change on year
up 71.3%
World rank
65th
of 103 countries
All-time high
6.8%
in 1999
All-time low
2.4%
in 2010
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Finland, 1999–2017

02461999200820171999: 6.8 %2000: 6.5 %2001: 6.7 %2002: 5.6 %2003: 5 %2004: 5.9 %2005: 4.4 %2006: 4.4 %2007: 3.3 %2008: 4 %2009: 3.9 %2010: 2.4 %2011: 3.8 %2012: 3.3 %2013: 3 %2014: 2.9 %2015: 4.1 %2016: 3.4 %2017: 5.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Finland stood at 5.8%.

That represents a change of up 71.3% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Finland peaked at 6.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2010.

Finland ranks 65th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%) in Finland, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 6.8%
2000 6.5% -5.5%
2001 6.7% +4.2%
2002 5.6% -16.8%
2003 5.0% -11.0%
2004 5.9% +18.4%
2005 4.4% -26.1%
2006 4.4% +1.4%
2007 3.3% -26.0%
2008 4.0% +22.5%
2009 3.9% -2.1%
2010 2.4% -38.3%
2011 3.8% +56.3%
2012 3.3% -11.6%
2013 3.0% -10.7%
2014 2.9% -1.8%
2015 4.1% +41.3%
2016 3.4% -17.9%
2017 5.8% +71.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 1
2000s 5.0% 3.3% 6.7% 10
2010s 3.6% 2.4% 5.8% 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 62 Romania 6.0% compare
  2. 63 Ukraine 6.0% compare
  3. 64 Belarus 5.9% compare
  4. 66 Latvia 5.7% compare
  5. 67 Portugal 5.2% compare
  6. 68 Belgium 4.9% compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Finland?
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public in Finland was 5.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1999.
What is the lowest capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2010.
How does Finland rank for capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public?
Finland ranks 65th out of 103 countries with data for 2017.
Is capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. 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 Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,218 data points, 1995–2019
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Capital expenditure expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Capital expenditure is for education goods or assets that yield benefits for a period of more than one year. It includes expenditure for construction, renovation and major repairs of buildings and the purchase of heavy equipment or vehicles. Divide capital expenditure in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/