Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female was 84.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland stood at 84.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Finland peaked at 85.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 1997.
That places Finland 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 64.3% | — |
| 2002 | 69.2% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +1.8% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 84.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 84.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 64.3% | 64.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 68.2% | 72.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 72.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.2% | 85.2% | 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 84.8% 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 85.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 1997.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Finland ranks 20th out of 108 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 13.8%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release