Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 108 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1995
All-time low
100.0%
in 1995
Years of data
28
1995–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 100.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 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 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1995.
Finland ranks 1st of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100.0% | — |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Finland's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 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 1995.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 108 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release