Which has higher average years of schooling among adults, Finland or New Zealand?

Finland, at 12.98 years against 12.88 years in New Zealand as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Finland vs New Zealand: Average years of schooling among adults

Finland

12.98 years

in 2023

New Zealand

12.88 years

in 2023

Finland rank

17th

New Zealand rank

20th

Average years of schooling among adults over time

Finland
New Zealand

How they compare

Finland currently reports 12.98 years against 12.88 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

Finland ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 20th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.19 years	11.34 years	1.15 years	New Zealand
2000s	12.05 years	13.2 years	1.15 years	New Zealand
2010s	12.62 years	13.27 years	0.6471 years	New Zealand
2020s	12.97 years	12.9 years	0.0686 years	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling among adults, Finland or New Zealand?: Finland, at 12.98 years against 12.88 years in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling among adults between Finland and New Zealand?: 0.1 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for average years of schooling among adults?: Finland ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 20th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling among adults
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.