Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Finland in 2022 — 6.38%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 164. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 0.96 pp.
1970–2022 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.38 | −0.21 pp |
| 2021 | 6.59 | −0.09 pp |
| 2020 | 6.68 | +0.23 pp |
| 2019 | 6.45 | +0.14 pp |
| 2018 | 6.32 | −0.09 pp |
| 2017 | 6.41 | −0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 6.91 | −0.16 pp |
| 2015 | 7.07 | −0.07 pp |
| 2014 | 7.14 | −0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 7.15 | −0.02 pp |
| 2012 | 7.17 | +0.72 pp |
| 2011 | 6.46 | −0.05 pp |
| 2010 | 6.5 | +0.04 pp |
| 2009 | 6.46 | +0.63 pp |
| 2008 | 5.83 | +0.16 pp |
| 2007 | 5.67 | −0.26 pp |
| 2006 | 5.93 | −0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 6.03 | −0.13 pp |
| 2004 | 6.16 | −0.01 pp |
| 2003 | 6.17 | +0.15 pp |
| 2002 | 6.02 | +0.18 pp |
| 2001 | 5.84 | +0.13 pp |
| 2000 | 5.71 | −0.16 pp |
| 1999 | 5.87 | — |
| 1996 | 6.87 | +0.05 pp |
| 1995 | 6.82 | −0.05 pp |
| 1994 | 6.86 | −0.63 pp |
| 1993 | 7.5 | +0.98 pp |
| 1992 | 6.52 | +0.18 pp |
| 1991 | 6.34 | +1 pp |
| 1990 | 5.34 | +0.27 pp |
| 1989 | 5.07 | +0.01 pp |
| 1988 | 5.07 | −0.13 pp |
| 1987 | 5.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 5.1 | +0.05 pp |
| 1985 | 5.05 | +0.35 pp |
| 1984 | 4.7 | −0.16 pp |
| 1983 | 4.86 | +0.08 pp |
| 1982 | 4.78 | −0.05 pp |
| 1981 | 4.83 | +0.01 pp |
| 1980 | 4.83 | +0.03 pp |
| 1979 | 4.8 | — |
| 1976 | 5.23 | +0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 5.03 | +0.55 pp |
| 1974 | 4.48 | −0.61 pp |
| 1973 | 5.09 | +0.09 pp |
| 1972 | 5.01 | −0.32 pp |
| 1971 | 5.33 | −0.08 pp |
| 1970 | 5.41 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.
