Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total was 11.9 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Finland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Finland recorded 11.9 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Finland peaked at 11.9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.07, in 1970.
Finland ranks 13th 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 55-59, total in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.2 | — |
| 1965 | 5.94 | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 5.07 | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 5.14 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.81 | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 5.3 | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 6 | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 7.13 | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 8.32 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 9.62 | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 11.9 | +23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.57 | 5.2 | 5.94 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.11 | 5.07 | 5.14 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.55 | 5.3 | 5.81 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.56 | 6 | 7.13 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.97 | 8.32 | 9.62 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 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 55-59, total in Finland?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total in Finland was 11.9 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 55-59, total recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 in 1970.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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 total schooling, age 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 55-59, total is the average years of education completed among people age 55-59.