Czechia vs Finland: Average years of schooling
Czechia
12.87 years
in 2020
Finland
12.87 years
in 2020
Czechia rank
18th
Finland rank
17th
Average years of schooling over time
- Czechia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 12.87 years against 12.87 years in Czechia, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 18th and Finland ranks 17th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 12 and Finland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 4.11 years | 1.45 years | 2.66 years | Czechia |
| 1880s | 4.4 years | 1.53 years | 2.87 years | Czechia |
| 1890s | 4.7 years | 1.62 years | 3.08 years | Czechia |
| 1900s | 5 years | 1.73 years | 3.27 years | Czechia |
| 1910s | 5.6 years | 2 years | 3.6 years | Czechia |
| 1920s | 6.5 years | 3.38 years | 3.12 years | Czechia |
| 1930s | 7.2 years | 4.57 years | 2.63 years | Czechia |
| 1950s | 8.02 years | 6.17 years | 1.85 years | Czechia |
| 1960s | 8.59 years | 7.07 years | 1.52 years | Czechia |
| 1970s | 9.54 years | 8.04 years | 1.5 years | Czechia |
| 1980s | 10.01 years | 9.76 years | 0.254 years | Czechia |
| 1990s | 10.41 years | 10.83 years | 0.4153 years | Finland |
| 2000s | 10.88 years | 11.61 years | 0.7333 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 11.79 years | 11.61 years | 0.1776 years | Czechia |
| 2020s | 12.87 years | 12.87 years | 0.0043 years | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Czechia or Finland?
- Finland, at 12.87 years against 12.87 years in Czechia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Czechia and Finland?
- 0 years, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Finland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Czechia and Finland rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Czechia ranks 18th and Finland ranks 17th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.