Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.207 LPIA in 2019. β² Rising
Latest (2019)
0.207 LPIA
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
30th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.2091 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.1839 LPIA
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012β2019
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Finland, 2012β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Finland is 0.207 LPIA, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Finland ranks 30th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Finland
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Finland was 0.207 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2091 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1839 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Finland ranks 30th out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release