Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Finland
Finland: Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ was 4,461 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Finland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
Finland recorded 4,461 millions for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Finland peaked at 4,461 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,678 millions, in 1999.
Finland ranks 31st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education, PPP$ in Finland, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,678 millions | — |
| 2000 | 1,742 millions | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,953 millions | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 2,102 millions | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 2,195 millions | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 2,342 millions | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2,451 millions | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 2,622 millions | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 2,808 millions | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 3,100 millions | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 3,312 millions | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 3,454 millions | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3,601 millions | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 3,624 millions | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,660 millions | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3,599 millions | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3,530 millions | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 3,535 millions | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,382 millions | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 3,407 millions | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,623 millions | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 3,897 millions | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 4,259 millions | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 4,461 millions | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,678 millions | 1,678 millions | 1,678 millions | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,463 millions | 1,742 millions | 3,312 millions | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,542 millions | 3,382 millions | 3,660 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,205 millions | 3,897 millions | 4,461 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 upper secondary education, ppp$ in Finland?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ in Finland was 4,461 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,461 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,678 millions in 1999.
- How does Finland rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$?
- Finland ranks 31st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 upper secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release