Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 78.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 78.4% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland peaked at 78.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 1997.
Finland ranks 24th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 55.8% | — |
| 1998 | 60.8% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 64.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +1.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 78.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 78.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.6%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.3% | 55.8% | 60.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 59.1% | 64.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 62.2% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 75.1% | 78.4% | 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 78.4% 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 78.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 1997.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Finland ranks 24th out of 113 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 20.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release