Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 39.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland stood at 39.7%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland peaked at 43.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2013.
That places Finland 26th out of 75 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 35.2% | 38.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 33.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 38.6% | 43.1% | 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 39.7% 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 43.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2013.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Finland ranks 26th out of 75 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 19.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release