Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ in Finland
Finland: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ was 3,897 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ in Finland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ in Finland is 3,897 millions, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ in Finland peaked at 4,558 millions in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,832 millions, in 1999.
That places Finland 25th out of 112 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant US$ in Finland, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,832 millions | — |
| 2000 | 2,870 millions | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 3,173 millions | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 3,368 millions | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 3,523 millions | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 3,630 millions | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3,788 millions | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 3,907 millions | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 3,993 millions | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4,176 millions | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 4,309 millions | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4,498 millions | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 4,558 millions | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4,507 millions | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 4,424 millions | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4,288 millions | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 4,140 millions | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 4,022 millions | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,741 millions | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 3,653 millions | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3,705 millions | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3,806 millions | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 4,000 millions | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 3,897 millions | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,832 millions | 2,832 millions | 2,832 millions | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,674 millions | 2,870 millions | 4,309 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,154 millions | 3,653 millions | 4,558 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,901 millions | 3,806 millions | 4,000 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 upper secondary education, constant us$ in Finland?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ in Finland was 3,897 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,558 millions in 2011.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,832 millions in 1999.
- How does Finland rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$?
- Finland ranks 25th out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, constant us$ rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 upper secondary education, constant US$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release