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% |
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
- 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 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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