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Appendix table 1. Current expenditure on regular education system by type of expenditure 2000–2019

Type of expenditure	Year												Change 2018-2019
	2000	2005	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
	EUR million	EUR million	EUR million	EUR million	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	361	356	362	372	2,6
Comprehensive school education	2 734	3 413	4 120	4 231	4 363	4 492	4 538	4 620	4 691	4 683	4 847	5 081	4,8
Upper secondary general education	503	600	695	713	727	737	738	736	730	720	728	753	3,4
Vocational education 2)	1 021	1 419	1 935	2 021	2 069	2 065	2 035	1 949	1 891	1 753	1 800	1 819	1,0
University of applied sciences education 3)	525	704	896	921	928	912	874	883	916	909	926	961	3,7
University education and research 4)	1 364	1 671	2 162	2 330	2 340	2 341	2 320	2 323	2 284	2 253	2 261	2 287	1,2
Other education	298	361	442	462	478	483	481	479	474	465	473	479	1,3
Financial aid for students 5)	648	732	871	847	837	832	852	860	866	697	510	518	1,6
Total	7 186	9 167	11 434	11 848	12 084	12 209	12 190	12 208	12 213	11 837	11 908	12 269	3,0
Current expenditure as a percentage of GDP, %	5,3	5,6	6,1	6,0	6,0	6,0	5,9	5,8	5,6	5,2	5,1	5,1

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) Due to changes caused by the vocational education reform in 2018 the data from 2018 onwards are not fully comparable with those for previous years. Includes vocational upper secondary and vocational further education and training (incl. apprecenticeship training).
3) Due to changes caused by the amended Universities of Applied Sciences Act and data collection changes, the data from 2015 onwards are not fully comparable with those on earlier years.
4) 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.
5) Due to changes in housing supplement included in student financial aid, the data from 2017 onwards are not fully comparable with those for earlier years

Source: Education. Statistics Finland

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Updated 7.5.2021