Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA was 0.2626 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.2626 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
23rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.2626 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.2382 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
Finland recorded 0.2626 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
That places Finland 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in Finland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2382 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.2461 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2402 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2422 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2598 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2626 LPIA | +1.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.2626 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3534 LPIA, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.2626 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2985 LPIA, 88% of the median. (25 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 0.2626 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 0.2626 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2382 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Finland ranks 23rd out of 35 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 10.2%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, 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