Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 40.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland, 1985β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland stood at 40.3%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland peaked at 42.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1985.
Finland ranks 30th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.3% | 32.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 33.1% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 39.5% | 42.7% | 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)
- 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Finland was 40.3% 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 42.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1985.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Finland ranks 30th out of 110 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 17.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release