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

Latest (2010)
69.9%
World rank
20th
of 144 countries
All-time high
69.9%
in 2010
All-time low
9.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Finland, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 9.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 18.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 27 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 30.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 35.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 33.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 33.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 33.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 34.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 44.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 69.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Finland, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 17 South Africa 72.2% compare
  2. 18 Switzerland 71.9% compare
  3. 19 Kazakhstan 70.6% compare
  4. 21 Serbia 69.7% compare
  5. 22 Croatia 68.4% compare
  6. 23 Bulgaria 66.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)