Participation rate in education and training in Finland
Finland: Participation rate in education and training was 64.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
64.7
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
13th
of 35 countries
All-time high
65.5
in 2024
All-time low
55.7
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Participation rate in education and training in Finland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 64.7 for participation rate in education and training in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training in Finland peaked at 65.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.7, in 2000.
That places Finland 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.7 | — |
| 2001 | 58.7 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 59.4 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 61.7 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 62.1 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 61.6 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 61.5 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 61.4 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 60.7 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 61 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 61.9 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 61.3 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 60.7 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 60.5 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.7 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 58 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 58.9 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 59.8 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 60.6 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 61.2 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 59.9 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 63.9 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 64.2 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 65 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.5 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 64.7 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.38 | 55.7 | 62.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.26 | 58 | 61.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.87 | 59.9 | 65.5 | 6 |
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 participation rate in education and training in Finland?
- Participation rate in education and training in Finland was 64.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7 in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for participation rate in education and training?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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