Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 NPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland peaked at 1 NPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9942 NPIA, in 2012.
Finland ranks 11th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9975 NPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9983 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9953 NPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9969 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9969 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9942 NPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.996 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9956 NPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9947 NPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 NPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9974 NPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9983 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.996 NPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 NPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 NPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.997 NPIA | 0.9953 NPIA | 0.9983 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9969 NPIA | 0.9942 NPIA | 1 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 NPIA | 1 NPIA | 1 NPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland was 1 NPIA 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 NPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9942 NPIA in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Finland ranks 11th out of 33 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 up 0.4%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release