Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.6435 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Finland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Finland is 0.6435 GPIA, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Finland peaked at 0.8939 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6208 GPIA, in 2018.
Finland ranks 35th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6742 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.6921 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7097 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7264 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6714 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7565 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6208 GPIA | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7745 GPIA | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8939 GPIA | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7903 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6435 GPIA | -18.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.6435 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 93% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.6435 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7032 GPIA | 0.6208 GPIA | 0.7745 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7759 GPIA | 0.6435 GPIA | 0.8939 GPIA | 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 0.6435 GPIA 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 0.8939 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6208 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Finland ranks 35th 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 down 4.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release