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Finland’s overall expenditure on education as a share of national wealth is high by international standards. In 2016, expenditure on primary to tertiary education as a proportion of GDP, at 5.5%, was higher than the OECD average of 5.0%. This represents a reduction of 4% since 2010, despite a 3% increase in GDP.
Sep 12, 2023 · Finland. This country note provides an overview of the key characteristics of the education system in Finland. It draws on data from Education at a Glance 2023. In line with the thematic focus of this year’s Education at a Glance, it emphasises vocational education and training (VET), while also covering other parts of the education system.
Finland. This country note provides an overview of the key characteristics of the education system in Finland. It draws on data from Education at a Glance 2023.In line with the thematic focus of this year’s Education at a Glance, it emphasises vocational education and training (VET), while also covering other parts of the education system.
Aug 14, 2018 · Since most education systems lack this critical ingredient, it is not possible to directly implement current Finnish practices. So, even if understanding how the Finnish system works today is useful, the biggest lessons we can take from Finland are not derived from the status quo, but from an understanding of the path it took to evolve from being average in the 1970s, to being a star performer today.
In Finland, the average age of graduation from vocational upper secondary education is 24 years, which is above the OECD average at 22 years (Figure 1). In almost all OECD countries, women make up the majority of those graduating from general upper secondary education. In Finland, the share is 59% (OECD average 55%).
Finland’s education system builds on this, taking advantage of the natural curiosity and placing it at the heart of education planning and curricula. Finland has a proven track-record as the home of world-class education. The Finnish school system has been built on the egalitarian principle of good quality universal education, which is ...
Overview of the education system (EAG 2023) In Finland, 33% of 15-19 year-olds are enrolled in general upper secondary education and 27% in vocational upper secondary education. A further 23% are enrolled in lower secondary programmes and 4% in tertiary programmes. This compares to an OECD average of 37% enrolled in general upper secondary ...
