Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland
Finland: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.9% for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland peaked at 1.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2019.
That places Finland 3rd out of 65 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.2% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.5% compare
- 2 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 4 Aruba 0.8% compare
- 5 Slovakia 0.7% compare
- 6 Israel 0.7% compare
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Finland ranks 3rd out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release