Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland
Finland: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 19.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland stood at 19.7%.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland peaked at 37.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2017.
Finland ranks 49th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.5% | — |
| 2000 | 22.0% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +36.3% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -38.6% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.5% | 22.0% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 18.3% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.7% | 20.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland was 19.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
- Finland ranks 49th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release