Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Finland
Finland: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.03 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.03
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.03
in 2019
All-time low
0.9456
in 1985
Years of data
17
1985–2021
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Finland, 1985–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Finland stood at 1.03.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Finland peaked at 1.03 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9456, in 1985.
Finland ranks 26th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.9456 | — |
| 1990 | 0.9524 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.03 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.03 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.993, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9456 | 0.9456 | 0.9456 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9524 | 0.9524 | 0.9524 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.01 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1 |
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Finland?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Finland was 1.03 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9456 in 1985.
- How does Finland rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Finland ranks 26th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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