Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.28 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.28 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.2 GPIA, in 2011.
Finland ranks 11th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.22 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.31 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.32 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.33 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.29 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.33 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.28 GPIA | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 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 1.28 GPIA 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 1.34 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Finland ranks 11th out of 71 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 down 2.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release