Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 69.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Finland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Finland recorded 69.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Finland peaked at 69.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1960.
Finland ranks 20th 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Finland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.2% | — |
| 1965 | 18.2% | +97.7% |
| 1970 | 27.0% | +47.9% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 35.1% | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 33.8% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 33.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | +57.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 9.2% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.7% | 27.0% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 34.5% | 33.8% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 33.8% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.3% | 34.1% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 69.9% | 69.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 17 South Africa 72.2% compare
- 18 Switzerland 71.9% compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 70.6% compare
- 21 Serbia 69.7% compare
- 22 Croatia 68.4% compare
- 23 Bulgaria 66.6% compare
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Finland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Finland was 69.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1960.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Finland ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)