Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2014.
That places Finland 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 98.8% | — |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2014.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 31 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 1.4%. 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release