Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total was 6 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, 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 55-59, total in Finland stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Finland peaked at 6 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.45, in 1975.
Finland ranks 20th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 55-59, total in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.82 | — |
| 1965 | 5.03 | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 3.46 | -31.2% |
| 1975 | 3.45 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 3.5 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.49 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.6 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.75 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.86 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 6 | +55.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.93 | 4.82 | 5.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.46 | 3.45 | 3.46 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.5 | 3.49 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.65 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.8 | 3.75 | 3.86 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 17 Norway 6.86 compare
- 18 Trinidad and Tobago 6.67 compare
- 19 Argentina 6.53 compare
- 21 Estonia 5.99 compare
- 22 United States 5.96 compare
- 23 Netherlands 5.95 compare
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 338,808 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total in Finland?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, 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 55-59, total recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 in 1975.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total?
- Finland ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. 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 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 55-59.