Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 16.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Finland, 2012β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Finland is 16.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Finland peaked at 16.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2012.
That places Finland 25th out of 68 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 12.9% | 11.4% | 15.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 22 Netherlands 16.6% compare
- 23 Iceland 16.4% compare
- 24 Serbia, Republic of 16.2% compare
- 26 United States 15.5% compare
- 27 Spain 15.3% compare
- 28 Slovenia 14.9% compare
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 16.1% 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 16.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Finland ranks 25th out of 68 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 38.9%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release