Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 36.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 36.3% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland peaked at 36.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2013.
Finland ranks 16th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 28.2% | — |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +27.9% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 28.2% | 30.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 26.3% | 34.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.3% | 36.3% | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland was 36.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2013.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Finland ranks 16th out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release