Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Finland
Finland: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 19 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
19 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 169 countries
All-time high
19 years
in 2013
All-time low
19 years
in 2013
Years of data
8
2013–2020
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Finland, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Finland is 19 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Finland ranks 6th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Finland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19 years | — |
| 2014 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 6 Afghanistan 19 years compare
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- 6 Brunei 19 years
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- 6 Chad 19 years compare
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- 6 Cote d'Ivoire 19 years compare
- 6 Czechia 19 years compare
- 6 Estonia 19 years compare
- 6 Ethiopia 19 years compare
- 6 Gambia 19 years compare
- 6 Germany 19 years compare
- 6 Haiti 19 years compare
- 6 Hungary 19 years compare
- 6 Latvia 19 years compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 19 years compare
- 6 Lithuania 19 years compare
- 6 Mali 19 years compare
- 6 Mauritania 19 years
- 6 Micronesia (country) 19 years compare
- 6 Montenegro 19 years compare
- 6 Netherlands 19 years compare
- 6 North Macedonia 19 years compare
- 6 Norway 19 years compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 19 years compare
- 6 Poland 19 years compare
- 6 Romania 19 years compare
- 6 Rwanda 19 years compare
- 6 Senegal 19 years compare
- 6 Serbia 19 years compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 19 years compare
- 6 Slovakia 19 years compare
- 6 Slovenia 19 years
- 6 Solomon Islands 19 years compare
- 6 South Africa 19 years compare
- 6 Suriname 19 years compare
- 6 Sweden 19 years compare
- 6 Togo 19 years compare
- 6 Tunisia 19 years compare
- 6 Uganda 19 years compare
- 6 Yemen 19 years
- 6 Zambia 19 years compare
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 176,004 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0313 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 184,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0328 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Finland?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Finland was 19 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 19 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 years in 2013.
- How does Finland rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Finland ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.