Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ in Finland
Finland: Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ was 8,208 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8,208 millions
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
38th
of 139 countries
All-time high
8,208 millions
in 2022
All-time low
2,082 millions
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2022
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ in Finland, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Finland recorded 8,208 millions for government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ in Finland peaked at 8,208 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,082 millions, in 1990.
Finland ranks 38th of 139 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 secondary education, PPP$ in Finland, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,082 millions | — |
| 1991 | 2,278 millions | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 2,244 millions | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 2,365 millions | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 2,445 millions | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 2,479 millions | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2,590 millions | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 2,964 millions | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 3,070 millions | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 3,374 millions | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 3,630 millions | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 3,833 millions | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 4,122 millions | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 4,248 millions | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 4,539 millions | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 4,832 millions | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 5,314 millions | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 5,568 millions | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 5,768 millions | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 5,970 millions | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 6,003 millions | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 6,074 millions | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6,067 millions | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6,137 millions | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6,251 millions | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6,133 millions | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 6,316 millions | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 6,873 millions | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 7,305 millions | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 7,843 millions | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 8,208 millions | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,431 millions | 2,082 millions | 2,964 millions | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,253 millions | 3,070 millions | 5,568 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,159 millions | 5,768 millions | 6,873 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,785 millions | 7,305 millions | 8,208 millions | 3 |
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 government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ in Finland?
- Government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ in Finland was 8,208 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,208 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,082 millions in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$?
- Finland ranks 38th out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release