Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 38.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland stood at 38.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland peaked at 41.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2006.
Finland ranks 26th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.9% | — |
| 2000 | 38.3% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 36.9% | 36.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 30.5% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 31.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 37.4% | 41.7% | 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 38.0% 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 41.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2006.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Finland ranks 26th out of 102 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 17.3%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release