Finland vs UNICEF: Western Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Finland
68.0%
in 2024
UNICEF: Western Europe
46.9%
in 2024
Finland rank
14th
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
11th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Finland
- UNICEF: Western Europe
How they compare
Finland currently reports 68.0% against 46.9% in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 21.1%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.5 times UNICEF: Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 14th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 11th of 168 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | UNICEF: Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 51.7% | 0.9% | Finland |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 49.9% | 5.7% | Finland |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 47.8% | 18.8% | Finland |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 46.9% | 20.9% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Finland or UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Finland, at 68.0% against 46.9% in UNICEF: Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Finland and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 21.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Finland and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Finland ranks 14th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 11th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). 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