Completion rate, primary education, female in Finland
Finland: Completion rate, primary education, female was 99.6% in 2021. β¬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 90 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
99.5%
in 2019
Years of data
16
2006β2021
Completion rate, primary education, female in Finland, 2006β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, female in Finland is 99.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Finland peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2019.
Finland ranks 18th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Finland?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Finland was 99.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Finland ranks 18th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release