Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Finland, 2012–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Finland is 1.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Finland peaked at 1.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2012.
That places Finland 12th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.2% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Finland?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Finland was 1.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male?
- Finland ranks 12th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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+, male (%) (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.