Finland vs Norway: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)
Finland
99.7%
in 2025
Norway
99.8%
in 2025
Finland rank
9th
Norway rank
6th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 99.8% against 99.7% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 9th and Norway ranks 6th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.8% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data), Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 99.8% against 99.7% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) between Finland and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Finland ranks 9th and Norway ranks 6th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release