Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Finland
Finland: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 19.49 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.49
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 194 countries
All-time high
19.49
in 2022
All-time low
15.05
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Finland, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 19.49 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Finland peaked at 19.49 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.05, in 1990.
That places Finland 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.05 | — |
| 1991 | 15.27 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 15.74 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 15.96 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 16.3 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 16.42 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 16.58 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.72 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 16.96 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 17.27 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 17.68 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 17.98 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18.08 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.29 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 17.11 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 17.19 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 17.18 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.13 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.1 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.89 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.02 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.11 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 17.11 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.33 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 19.25 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.31 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.31 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.37 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.45 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.04 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 19.05 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.23 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 19.49 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 19.49 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.23 | 15.05 | 17.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.46 | 16.89 | 18.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.63 | 17.02 | 19.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.32 | 19.05 | 19.49 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Finland?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Finland was 19.49 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.49 in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.05 in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Finland ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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