Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle was 0.9033 NPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9033 NPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
23rd
of 32 countries
All-time high
0.9556 NPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.7423 NPIA
in 2018
Years of data
18
2006–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland stood at 0.9033 NPIA.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland peaked at 0.9556 NPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7423 NPIA, in 2018.
That places Finland 23rd out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA short-cycle in Finland, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9137 NPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9306 NPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9293 NPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9357 NPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9556 NPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7565 NPIA | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8736 NPIA | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.874 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8435 NPIA | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8467 NPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8653 NPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8317 NPIA | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7423 NPIA | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.83 NPIA | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8426 NPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8522 NPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9033 NPIA | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9033 NPIA | -0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.9033 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 NPIA, 85% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.9033 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 NPIA, 86% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9274 NPIA | 0.9137 NPIA | 0.9357 NPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8419 NPIA | 0.7423 NPIA | 0.9556 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8754 NPIA | 0.8426 NPIA | 0.9033 NPIA | 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 0.9033 NPIA 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 0.9556 NPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7423 NPIA in 2018.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Finland ranks 23rd 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 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release