Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland

Finland: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 18.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
18.2%
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
52nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
37.9%
in 2010
All-time low
18.2%
in 2017
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland, 1999–2017

0102030401999200820171999: 24.52000: 222001: 22.92002: 23.72003: 24.12004: 32.82005: 332006: 332007: 322008: 33.52009: 37.72010: 37.92011: 37.42012: 22.92013: 23.12014: 22.62015: 21.52016: 20.32017: 18.2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland stood at 18.2%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland peaked at 37.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2017.

Finland ranks 52nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Finland, 1999 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1999 24.5%
2000 22.0% -10.3%
2001 22.9% +4.1%
2002 23.7% +3.7%
2003 24.1% +1.4%
2004 32.8% +36.3%
2005 33.0% +0.7%
2006 33.0% -0.1%
2007 32.0% -2.9%
2008 33.5% +4.5%
2009 37.7% +12.5%
2010 37.9% +0.7%
2011 37.4% -1.4%
2012 22.9% -38.7%
2013 23.1% +0.5%
2014 22.6% -2.2%
2015 21.5% -4.4%
2016 20.3% -5.9%
2017 18.2% -10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.5% 24.5% 24.5% 1
2000s 29.5% 22.0% 37.7% 10
2010s 25.5% 18.2% 37.9% 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 49 Sierra Leone 18.9% compare
  2. 50 Bulgaria 18.8% compare
  3. 51 Spain 18.5% compare
  4. 53 Chile 17.9% compare
  5. 54 Saint Lucia 17.8% compare
  6. 55 Cote d'Ivoire 16.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland?
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Finland was 18.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2017.
How does Finland rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
Finland ranks 52nd out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. 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 as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,018 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/