Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 23.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Finland, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 23.9% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Finland peaked at 23.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2012.
Finland ranks 17th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.8% | 12.7% | 20.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 21.0% | 23.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 14 Netherlands 25.8% compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 25.0% compare
- 16 State of Palestine 24.6% compare
- 18 Mongolia 23.4% compare
- 19 Cyprus 22.6% compare
- 20 Slovenia 21.9% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Finland was 23.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Finland ranks 17th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release