Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 80.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland is 80.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland peaked at 80.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2010.
That places Finland 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 72.6% | — |
| 2007 | 76.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.7% | 72.6% | 76.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 71.5% | 78.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 77.2% | 80.8% | 2 |
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 80.8% 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 80.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2010.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Finland ranks 10th out of 33 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 7.8%. 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release