Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 6 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Finland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Finland stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Finland peaked at 6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.23, 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, total in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.3 | — |
| 1965 | 5.23 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 5.39 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 5.43 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 5.53 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 5.63 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 5.67 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.74 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.77 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.87 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.27 | 5.23 | 5.3 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.41 | 5.39 | 5.43 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.58 | 5.53 | 5.63 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.71 | 5.67 | 5.74 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.82 | 5.77 | 5.87 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 9 South Africa 6.67 compare
- 10 Zimbabwe 6.58 compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.01 compare
- 12 Denmark 6 compare
- 12 Hong Kong 6 compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 6 compare
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 280,873 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 262,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,354 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Finland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total 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, total 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, total recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 in 1965.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Finland ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.