Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.9387 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland stood at 0.9387 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland peaked at 0.9387 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8403 LPIA, in 2003.
That places Finland 19th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Finland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.844 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.8403 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8451 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8695 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8714 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8435 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8513 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.858 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8633 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8692 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8722 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8787 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8829 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8872 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8949 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8996 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.911 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9032 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9069 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8936 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9366 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9387 LPIA | +0.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.9387 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9018 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.9387 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9122 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8529 LPIA | 0.8403 LPIA | 0.8714 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8862 LPIA | 0.8633 LPIA | 0.911 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9189 LPIA | 0.8936 LPIA | 0.9387 LPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Finland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland was 0.9387 LPIA 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 0.9387 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8403 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Finland ranks 19th out of 105 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 6.8%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release