Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.7466 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.7466 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland peaked at 0.7466 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6282 LPIA, in 2007.
Finland ranks 16th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Finland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6328 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6436 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6458 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6795 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7129 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6538 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6282 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.632 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6373 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6422 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.649 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6486 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.655 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6584 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6613 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7298 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6739 LPIA | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6774 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7357 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6871 LPIA | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7131 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7466 LPIA | +4.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.7466 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.7466 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6297 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6518 LPIA | 0.6282 LPIA | 0.7129 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6662 LPIA | 0.6422 LPIA | 0.7298 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7206 LPIA | 0.6871 LPIA | 0.7466 LPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland was 0.7466 LPIA 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 0.7466 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6282 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Finland ranks 16th out of 87 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 14.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release