Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary was 30.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Finland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Finland is 30.1%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Finland peaked at 30.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1960.
That places Finland 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Finland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.8% | — |
| 1965 | 4.1% | +48.2% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | +46.6% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +32.0% |
| 1980 | 9.5% | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 20.2% | +100.8% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 10.1% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 24.8% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 tertiary in Finland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary in Finland was 30.1% 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 tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1960.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)