Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 1995
All-time low
1 LPIA
in 1995
Years of data
25
1995–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland is 1 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland peaked at 1 LPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 1995.
That places Finland 12th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Finland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 1997 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 9 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 10 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 11 United States 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 12 France 1 LPIA compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Russia 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Finland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland was 1 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1995.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Finland ranks 12th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release