Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total was 12.54 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Finland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Finland recorded 12.54 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Finland peaked at 12.54 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 1970.
Finland ranks 16th 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 total schooling, age 45-49, total in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.41 | — |
| 1965 | 6.07 | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 5.1 | -16.0% |
| 1975 | 5.58 | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 7.24 | +29.7% |
| 1985 | 6.47 | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 7.51 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 9.07 | +20.8% |
| 2000 | 10.29 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 11.42 | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 12.54 | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.74 | 5.41 | 6.07 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.34 | 5.1 | 5.58 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.86 | 6.47 | 7.24 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.29 | 7.51 | 9.07 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.86 | 10.29 | 11.42 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.54 | 12.54 | 12.54 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 total schooling, age 45-49, total in Finland?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Finland was 12.54 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 45-49, total recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.54 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 1970.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total?
- Finland ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of education completed among people age 45-49.