Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland stood at 1.04 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9667 GPIA, in 2002.
Finland ranks 29th of 137 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 … upper gender in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9682 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9667 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.978 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.967 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9861 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9905 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9682 GPIA | 0.9682 GPIA | 0.9682 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9855 GPIA | 0.9667 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 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 1.04 GPIA 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 1.04 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9667 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Finland ranks 29th out of 137 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 2.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release