Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA was 0.4919 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Finland, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.4919 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Finland peaked at 0.5724 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4289 LPIA, in 2012.
Finland ranks 21st of 56 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Finland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.4289 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.434 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4377 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4412 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5163 LPIA | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4547 LPIA | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4401 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4576 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5724 LPIA | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5309 LPIA | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5635 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4919 LPIA | -12.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.4919 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4906 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.4919 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4751 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4513 LPIA | 0.4289 LPIA | 0.5163 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5397 LPIA | 0.4919 LPIA | 0.5724 LPIA | 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 master's or equivalent in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Finland was 0.4919 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 0.5724 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4289 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Finland ranks 21st out of 56 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 13.4%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release