Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 34.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland stood at 34.7%.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland peaked at 36.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2007.
That places Finland 14th out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.9% | — |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 22.2% | 27.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 23.8% | 33.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 32.0% | 36.4% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland was 34.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2007.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Finland ranks 14th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release