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Appendix table 1. Current expenditure on regular education system by type of expenditure 2000–2015

Type of expenditure	Year								Change 2014-2015
	2000	2005	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
	EUR million	EUR million	EUR million	EUR million	EUR million	EUR million	EUR million	EUR million	%
Pre-primary education 1)	94	269	312	323	342	347	352	358	1,7
Comprehensive school education 2)	2 734	3 413	4 120	4 231	4 363	4 492	4 538	4 620	1,8
Upper secondary general education 2)	503	600	695	713	727	737	738	736	-0,3
Vocational education 3)	925	1 287	1 758	1 851	1 898	1 911	1 878	1 810	-3,6
Apprenticeship training	96	132	177	170	171	154	157	151	-3,8
University of applied sciences education 4)	525	704	896	921	928	912	874	906	3,7
University education and research 5)	1 364	1 671	2 162	2 330	2 340	2 341	2 320	2 323	0,1
Other education 6)	298	361	442	462	478	483	481	479	-0,3
Financial aid for students	648	732	871	847	837	832	852	860	1,0
Total	7 186	9 167	11 434	11 848	12 084	12 209	12 190	12 244	0,4
Current expenditure as a percentage of GDP, %	5,3	5,6	6,1	6,0	6,0	6,0	5,9	5,8

1) Free of charge pre-primary education for 6-year-old children (pre-school education) in daycare centres and comprehensive schools started in August 2000. Prior to August 2000 expenditure on pre-primary education in comprehensive schools is included in expenditure on comprehensive school education.
2) In 2000–2014 also includes comprehensive school and upper secondary general education arranged in folk high schools.
3) Includes government transfer financed curriculum-based further vocational education from 2005 onwards.
4) Due to changes caused by the amended Universities of Applied Sciences Act and data collection changes, the data for 2015 are not fully comparable with those on earlier years.
5) Includes universities' external financing for research. Due to changes caused by the amended Universities Act, the data from 2010 onwards are not fully comparable with those on earlier years.
6) Not including education leading to a qualification or degree in folk high schools in 2000–2015.

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

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Updated 11.5.2017