Finland's expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) was 26.54% in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.11 percentage points from 31.65% in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 26.54% | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 32.02% | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | 31.65% | 2006 |
| Highest | 34.03% | 2000 |
| Lowest | 11.08% | 1971 |
| Average since 2007 | 29.57% | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 11.1% | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Finland's expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) fell 0.15 percentage points on 2015 (from 26.7% to 26.54%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2015), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.89 percentage points in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.46 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.65 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 78% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2016, Finland had the 7th highest value of the 35 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 26.54% | 2016 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 21.3% | 2016 |
| High income | 22.9% | 2016 |
Closest to Finland in the 2016 ranking
- Estonia — 4th of 35: 27.12%
- Australia — 5th of 35: 26.82%
- Norway — 6th of 35: 26.72%
- Switzerland — 8th of 35: 26%
- Germany — 9th of 35: 25.99%
- United Kingdom — 10th of 35: 25.62%
What this measures
Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
Limitations: Data disaggregated by level of education are estimates in some instances. It is often difficult to separate lower from upper secondary education expenditure, or pre-primary from primary.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 43 values
| Year | Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 26.54 |
| 2015 | 26.7 |
| 2014 | 27.91 |
| 2013 | 28.04 |
| 2012 | 28.56 |
| 2011 | 32.02 |
| 2010 | 31.85 |
| 2009 | 31.75 |
| 2008 | 31 |
| 2007 | 31.36 |
| 2006 |
Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in nearby economies
More education data for Finland
- Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 360,117 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 543,350 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.1 (2020)
- Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 6.38% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Finland's expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)?
- 26.54% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 15.44 percentage points from 11.1% in 1970. The highest value was 34.03% in 2000 and the lowest 11.08% in 1971.
- How does Finland rank?
- 7th highest of 35 economies with data for 2016.
- Is the latest change in expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) unusual for Finland?
- In 2016, Finland's expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) fell 0.15 percentage points on 2015 (from 26.7% to 26.54%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2015), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.TERT.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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