Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Finland, 2012β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Finland is 0.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 40.6% on the previous year and up 141.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Finland peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.
That places Finland 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2 |
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 0.6% in 2023, 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 0.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release