Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9967 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Finland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Finland stood at 0.9967 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Finland peaked at 0.9967 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.961 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Finland 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.961 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.961 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9661 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.963 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9671 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9653 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9673 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9732 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9687 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9834 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9769 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9749 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9731 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9801 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.972 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9927 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9967 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9628 GPIA | 0.961 GPIA | 0.9661 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.973 GPIA | 0.9653 GPIA | 0.9834 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9871 GPIA | 0.972 GPIA | 0.9967 GPIA | 3 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Finland was 0.9967 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9967 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.961 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Finland ranks 22nd out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release