Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.4139 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Finland, 2012β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Finland stood at 0.4139 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Finland peaked at 0.4139 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2968 LPIA, in 2012.
Finland ranks 24th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3247 LPIA | 0.2968 LPIA | 0.3881 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3803 LPIA | 0.3571 LPIA | 0.4139 LPIA | 4 |
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 master's or equivalent in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Finland was 0.4139 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4139 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2968 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Finland ranks 24th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release