Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Finland
Finland: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 90.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
90.2%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
15th
of 81 countries
All-time high
90.3%
in 2008
All-time low
83.9%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2006–2021
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Finland, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 90.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Finland peaked at 90.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2010.
Finland ranks 15th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 84.4% | — |
| 2007 | 88.5% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 88.1% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 84.4% | 90.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 83.9% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 86.5% | 90.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Finland?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Finland was 90.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2010.
- How does Finland rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Finland ranks 15th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, upper secondary education, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release