Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female was 11.64 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Finland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Finland stood at 11.64. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Finland peaked at 11.64 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.61, in 1960.
Finland ranks 15th 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 total schooling, age 15+, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.61 | — |
| 1965 | 6.2 | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 5.65 | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 6.55 | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 7.32 | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 7.18 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 7.29 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 8.46 | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 9.04 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 9.99 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 11.64 | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.91 | 5.61 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.1 | 5.65 | 6.55 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.25 | 7.18 | 7.32 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.88 | 7.29 | 8.46 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.52 | 9.04 | 9.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.64 | 11.64 | 11.64 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Finland?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Finland was 11.64 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.64 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 in 1960.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
- Finland ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.