Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female was 6 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Finland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Finland is 6, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Finland peaked at 6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.53, in 1970.
That places Finland 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.03 | — |
| 1965 | 5.2 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 3.53 | -32.1% |
| 1975 | 3.67 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 3.78 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 3.74 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.73 | +53.2% |
| 1995 | 5.87 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.88 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.91 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.12 | 5.03 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.6 | 3.53 | 3.67 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.76 | 3.74 | 3.78 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.8 | 5.73 | 5.87 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.89 | 5.88 | 5.91 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 17 Argentina 6.83 compare
- 18 Thailand 6.67 compare
- 19 South Africa 6.37 compare
- 21 Estonia 5.99 compare
- 22 Republic of Korea 5.98 compare
- 23 Canada 5.97 compare
- 23 Japan 5.97 compare
- 23 Malta 5.97 compare
- 23 Netherlands 5.97 compare
- 23 United States of America 5.97 compare
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female in Finland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, 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 35-39, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.53 in 1970.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female?
- Finland ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 35-39, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 35-39.