Australia vs Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Australia
0.6817 GPIA
in 2024
Finland
0.6435 GPIA
in 2022
Australia rank
32nd
Finland rank
35th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.6817 GPIA against 0.6435 GPIA in Finland, a difference of 0.0382 GPIA.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Finland ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Finland ranks 35th of 59 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.719 GPIA | 0.7099 GPIA | 0.0091 GPIA | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.8652 GPIA | 0.7759 GPIA | 0.0893 GPIA | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent, Australia or Finland?
- Australia, at 0.6817 GPIA against 0.6435 GPIA in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Australia and Finland?
- 0.0382 GPIA, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Finland ranks 35th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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