Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.9471 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.9471 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland peaked at 0.9471 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8552 LPIA, in 2002.
Finland ranks 23rd of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Finland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.8602 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8552 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8616 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.866 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8818 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8918 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8629 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8697 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8755 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8801 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8863 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8885 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8937 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8979 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9027 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9065 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9148 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9369 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9188 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.923 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9093 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9471 LPIA | +4.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.9471 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.9471 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9158 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8602 LPIA | 0.8602 LPIA | 0.8602 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8706 LPIA | 0.8552 LPIA | 0.8918 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9026 LPIA | 0.8801 LPIA | 0.9369 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9265 LPIA | 0.9093 LPIA | 0.9471 LPIA | 3 |
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 0.9471 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 0.9471 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8552 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Finland ranks 23rd out of 103 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 6.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release