Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Finland
Finland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary was 31.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 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
Finland recorded 31.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in 2010.
The figure is down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Finland peaked at 37.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1960.
That places Finland 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Finland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.3% | — |
| 1965 | 9.3% | +47.8% |
| 1970 | 10.0% | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 17.7% | +77.1% |
| 1980 | 13.3% | -24.9% |
| 1985 | 18.5% | +39.1% |
| 1990 | 19.3% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +71.4% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 10.0% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 13.3% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.5% | 19.3% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 32.0% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 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 population age 25-29 with tertiary in Finland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary in Finland was 31.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1960.
- How does Finland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary?
- Finland ranks 36th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25-29 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)