Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 35.4% 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 35.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland peaked at 35.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2011.
That places Finland 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.4% | — |
| 2007 | 28.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 27.4% | 30.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 26.0% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 32.7% | 35.4% | 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 35.4% 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 35.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2011.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Finland ranks 16th out of 32 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 16.6%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release