Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Finland
Finland: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 86.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Finland, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Finland stood at 86.8%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Finland peaked at 86.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2002.
Finland ranks 1st of 56 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18.4% | — |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +138.0% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +3.8% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 86.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.9%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Finland's 86.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.4%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +138.0% | 18.4% | 43.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.9% | 18.4% | 64.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 58.8% | 76.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 83.6% | 86.8% | 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 sought health related information in Finland?
- Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Finland was 86.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2002.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 15-24 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release