Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Finland
Finland: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 28.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Finland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 28.3% for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 2022.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Finland peaked at 29.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2001.
Finland ranks 13th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 25.4% | — |
| 2000 | 24.6% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 25.4% | 25.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 24.3% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 27.6% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 28.3% | 29.7% | 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 28.3% 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 29.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 61 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 1.4%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release