Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 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 education or 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% |
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
- 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 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