Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Finland
Finland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 14.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Finland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Finland is 14.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Finland peaked at 16.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2019.
That places Finland 32nd out of 71 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.7% | — |
| 2000 | 15.3% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 14.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.1% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.3% | 14.7% | 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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Finland?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Finland was 14.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Finland ranks 32nd out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release