Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 80.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland is 80.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland peaked at 80.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 1997.
Finland ranks 21st of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55.3% | — |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 72.9% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 59.2% | 64.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 63.3% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 77.5% | 80.3% | 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 upper secondary education or in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland was 80.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 1997.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Finland ranks 21st out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release