Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ in Finland
Finland: Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ was 4,633 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ in Finland, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ in Finland stood at 4,633 millions.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ in Finland peaked at 4,876 millions in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,139 millions, in 1999.
Finland ranks 43rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ in Finland, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,488 millions | — |
| 1991 | 3,483 millions | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3,416 millions | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 3,670 millions | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 3,501 millions | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 3,494 millions | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3,681 millions | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 3,139 millions | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 3,255 millions | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 3,453 millions | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 3,613 millions | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 3,779 millions | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 3,884 millions | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 3,792 millions | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 3,855 millions | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3,837 millions | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3,974 millions | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 3,933 millions | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4,109 millions | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 4,198 millions | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4,222 millions | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4,219 millions | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,303 millions | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 4,536 millions | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 4,605 millions | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4,526 millions | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4,615 millions | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4,876 millions | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 4,861 millions | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 4,835 millions | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4,633 millions | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,484 millions | 3,139 millions | 3,681 millions | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,738 millions | 3,255 millions | 3,974 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,421 millions | 4,109 millions | 4,876 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,776 millions | 4,633 millions | 4,861 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Finland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ in Finland?
- Government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ in Finland was 4,633 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,876 millions in 2019.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,139 millions in 1999.
- How does Finland rank for government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$?
- Finland ranks 43rd out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on primary education, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release