Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total was 5.42 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Finland is 5.42, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Finland peaked at 5.42 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.53, in 1960.
Finland ranks 9th 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.53 | — |
| 1965 | 0.92 | +73.6% |
| 1970 | 1.75 | +90.2% |
| 1975 | 2.46 | +40.6% |
| 1980 | 2.99 | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 2.71 | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 2.64 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 3.23 | +22.3% |
| 2000 | 3.48 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 5.42 | +32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.725 | 0.53 | 0.92 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.1 | 1.75 | 2.46 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.85 | 2.71 | 2.99 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.94 | 2.64 | 3.23 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.79 | 3.48 | 4.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.42 | 5.42 | 5.42 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 6 Switzerland 5.78 compare
- 7 United States 5.61 compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.53 compare
- 10 Armenia 5.29 compare
- 11 Austria 5.26 compare
- 12 Mongolia 5.21 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Finland?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Finland was 5.42 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 in 1960.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Finland ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.