Lower secondary completion rate, female in Finland
Finland: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Finland, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Finland recorded 98.3% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Finland peaked at 101.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2024.
Finland ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 101.5% | — |
| 2005 | 101.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 100.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.4% | 99.4% | 101.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 98.7% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 98.3% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 262,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,354 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 338,808 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Finland?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Finland was 98.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 101.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Finland ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.