Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 43.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland stood at 43.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland peaked at 46.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2013.
Finland ranks 21st of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 39.3% | — |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 39.3% | 41.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 36.6% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 43.2% | 46.9% | 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)
- 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 43.9% 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 46.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2013.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Finland ranks 21st out of 76 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 20.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release