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 87.7% 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
Finland recorded 87.7% for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Finland peaked at 87.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2002.
Finland ranks 6th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 48.0% | — |
| 2003 | 57.2% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +3.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 87.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.8%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Finland's 87.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.0%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 48.0% | 74.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 76.2% | 82.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 84.9% | 87.7% | 2 |
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 87.7% 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 87.7% 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 48.0% 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 8.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release