Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female was 1.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Finland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Finland stood at 1.1%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Finland peaked at 1.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.
That places Finland 13th out of 59 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.8% | — |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 3 |
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 1.1% in 2022, 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 1.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release