Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Finland
Finland: Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 was 32.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32.7%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
3rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 2021
All-time low
22.7%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Finland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Finland stood at 32.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Finland peaked at 34.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2000.
Finland ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 32.7% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 22.7% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 28.1% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 30.0% | 34.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 1 Sweden 41.9% compare
- 2 Denmark 35.6% compare
- 4 Iceland 32.5% compare
- 5 Netherlands 32.4% compare
- 5 Netherlands 32.4% compare
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Finland?
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Finland was 32.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2?
- Finland ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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