Lower secondary completion rate, total in Finland
Finland: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Finland, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Finland recorded 97.8% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Finland peaked at 101.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2024.
Finland ranks 39th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 101.2% | — |
| 2005 | 101.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.3% | 99.2% | 101.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 97.8% | 99.9% | 5 |
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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Finland?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Finland was 97.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 101.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Finland ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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, total (% 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.