Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 1.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Finland, 2012–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Finland stood at 1.1%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Finland peaked at 1.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.
That places Finland 13th out of 58 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Finland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.8% | — |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Finland?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Finland was 1.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.