Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA was 0.207 LPIA in 2019. ▲ 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
2012–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Finland, 2012–2019
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA in Finland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1839 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.187 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1886 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1945 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2091 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.207 LPIA | -1.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.207 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4025 LPIA, 51% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.207 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3741 LPIA, 55% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
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 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