Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female was 11.7 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female in Finland is 11.7, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Finland peaked at 11.97 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.71, in 1960.
Finland ranks 39th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.71 | — |
| 1965 | 8.1 | +20.7% |
| 1970 | 7.52 | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 10.5 | +39.6% |
| 1980 | 10.79 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 10.44 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 10.39 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.97 | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 10.98 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 11.03 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 11.7 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4 | 6.71 | 8.1 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.01 | 7.52 | 10.5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.61 | 10.44 | 10.79 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.18 | 10.39 | 11.97 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11 | 10.98 | 11.03 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 36 Netherlands 11.92 compare
- 37 Macau, China 11.87 compare
- 38 Serbia 11.79 compare
- 40 Barbados 11.66 compare
- 41 Mauritius 11.64 compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 11.63 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 total schooling, age 20-24, female in Finland?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Finland was 11.7 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 20-24, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.97 in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.71 in 1960.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Finland ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.