Educational attainment … higher short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment … higher short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant was 43.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 43.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland peaked at 46.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2006.
Finland ranks 8th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment … higher short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 32.5% | — |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 43.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.5%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Finland's 43.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.2%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 32.5% | 35.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 36.0% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 43.3% | 46.3% | 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 43.7% 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 46.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2006.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 38 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 15.0%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release