Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female was 6 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Finland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Finland recorded 6 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Finland peaked at 6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.26, in 1965.
Finland ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.36 | — |
| 1965 | 5.26 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 5.53 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 5.37 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 5.45 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 5.6 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 5.64 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.7 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.74 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.85 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 6 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.31 | 5.26 | 5.36 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.45 | 5.37 | 5.53 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.53 | 5.45 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.67 | 5.64 | 5.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.79 | 5.74 | 5.85 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 9 Maldives 6.79 compare
- 10 South Africa 6.77 compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.18 compare
- 12 Denmark 6 compare
- 12 Hong Kong, China 6 compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 6 compare
- 12 Poland 6 compare
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Finland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in Finland was 6 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 in 1965.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
- Finland ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.