Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Finland
Finland: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Finland, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.3% for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in 2021.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Finland peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
Finland ranks 67th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +119.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Finland?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Finland was 0.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Finland ranks 67th out of 87 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release