Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Finland
Finland: Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ was 12,320 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Finland, 1999β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Finland stood at 12,320.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Finland peaked at 22,601 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11,175, in 2017.
That places Finland 20th out of 95 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,945 | 11,945 | 11,945 | 1 |
| 2000s | 16,939 | 11,306 | 21,711 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,455 | 11,175 | 22,601 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,625 | 12,320 | 12,921 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Finland?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Finland was 12,320 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 22,601 in 2011.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,175 in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Finland ranks 20th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release