Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Finland
Finland: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 10.88 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Finland, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2040, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Finland stood at 10.88 years.
The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Finland peaked at 11.05 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.01 years, in 1985.
Finland ranks 76th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.02 years | 8.01 years | 8.04 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.94 years | 8.56 years | 9.31 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.16 years | 9.9 years | 10.42 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.82 years | 10.71 years | 10.94 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.02 years | 10.99 years | 11.05 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 10.93 years | 10.9 years | 10.96 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 10.88 years | 10.88 years | 10.88 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 30,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.29 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Finland?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Finland was 10.88 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.05 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.01 years in 1985.
- How does Finland rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Finland ranks 76th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.