Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both was 88.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Finland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 88.3% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Finland peaked at 88.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 2006.
Finland ranks 34th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 73.9% | — |
| 2007 | 74.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | -0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 88.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.0%, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Finland's 88.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.6%, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.8% | 73.9% | 76.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 77.4% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 85.2% | 88.3% | 4 |
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 lower secondary education or in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Finland was 88.3% 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 88.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 2006.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Finland ranks 34th out of 94 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 12.3%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, 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