Finland vs Serbia: Share of children who have completed primary school
Finland
99.7%
in 2025
Serbia
99.7%
in 2025
Finland rank
30th
Serbia rank
32nd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Finland
- Serbia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 99.7% against 99.7% in Serbia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 30th and Serbia ranks 32nd of 165 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1990s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Finland or Serbia?
- Finland, at 99.7% against 99.7% in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Finland and Serbia?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Serbia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Serbia rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Finland ranks 30th and Serbia ranks 32nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.