Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Finland
Finland: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total was 0.5714 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Finland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Finland stood at 0.5714.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Finland peaked at 0.649 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5386, in 2019.
Finland ranks 38th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure … total in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.649 | — |
| 1996 | 0.602 | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5688 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5655 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5689 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5699 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.574 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5647 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5538 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5485 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5503 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5597 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5529 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5649 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5697 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5505 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5591 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5665 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5538 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5586 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5532 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5537 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5538 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5478 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5386 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5714 | +6.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.5714 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5914, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.5714 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5908 | 0.5655 | 0.649 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5608 | 0.5485 | 0.574 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5535 | 0.5386 | 0.5665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5714 | 0.5714 | 0.5714 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Finland?
- Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Finland was 0.5714 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.649 in 1995.
- What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5386 in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
- Finland ranks 38th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.