Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Finland
Finland: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 86.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Finland, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Finland is 86.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Finland peaked at 86.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2002.
That places Finland 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45.5% | — |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 58.8% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 62.5% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 76.7% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | +2.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 86.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.6%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Finland's 86.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.4%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 45.5% | 72.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 73.6% | 80.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 79.2% | 86.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Finland?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Finland was 86.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2002.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Finland ranks 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release