Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Finland
Finland: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 9.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
9.9
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
12th
of 47 countries
All-time high
10.3
in 2005
All-time low
7.3
in 2019
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 9.9 for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Finland peaked at 10.3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.3, in 2019.
Finland ranks 12th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | — |
| 2005 | 10.3 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.7 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 9.1 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 9.8 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 9.9 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.8 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 8.9 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 9.3 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 9.5 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.2 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 7.9 | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 8.2 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 8.3 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.3 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 8.2 | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 8.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.4 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 9.6 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 9.6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.9 | +3.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 9.9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Finland's 9.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.4, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.87 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.98 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 10 Austria 10 compare
- 10 Denmark 10 compare
- 13 Cyprus 9.8 compare
- 14 North Macedonia 9.5 compare
- 14 North Macedonia 9.5 compare
More education data for Finland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.23 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Finland?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Finland was 9.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Finland ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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