Finland vs Moldova: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Finland

6.4%

in 2022

Moldova

6.6%

in 2023

Finland rank

23rd

Moldova rank

20th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Moldova currently reports 6.6% against 6.4% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Moldova ahead.

Globally, Finland ranks 23rd and Moldova ranks 20th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.