Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.6691 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Finland, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.6691 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Finland peaked at 0.6691 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5317 LPIA, in 2012.
Finland ranks 14th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Finland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5317 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5388 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5443 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5484 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5983 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5654 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6061 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5699 LPIA | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6462 LPIA | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5953 LPIA | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6158 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6691 LPIA | +8.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.6691 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6391 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.6691 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6185 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5629 LPIA | 0.5317 LPIA | 0.6061 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6316 LPIA | 0.5953 LPIA | 0.6691 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Finland was 0.6691 LPIA 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 0.6691 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5317 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Finland ranks 14th out of 80 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 24.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release