Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland
Finland: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 3,137 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Finland recorded 3,137 millions for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland peaked at 3,137 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,443 millions, in 2017.
Finland ranks 15th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2,750 millions | — |
| 2013 | 2,785 millions | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2,617 millions | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 2,603 millions | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,443 millions | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 2,458 millions | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,610 millions | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 2,767 millions | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 3,033 millions | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 3,137 millions | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,609 millions | 2,443 millions | 2,785 millions | 7 |
| 2020s | 2,979 millions | 2,767 millions | 3,137 millions | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 3,137 millions 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 3,137 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,443 millions in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Finland ranks 15th 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 up 14.1%. 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 secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education only, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release