Primary completion rate, female in Finland
Finland: Primary completion rate, female was 97.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, female in Finland, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Finland is 97.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Finland peaked at 99.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2024.
That places Finland 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 99.3% | — |
| 2002 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 97.2% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 primary completion rate, female in Finland?
- Primary completion rate, female in Finland was 97.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Finland ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.