Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1 GPIA 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 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Finland 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 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 GPIA 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 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 37 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 0.0%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release