Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Finland
Finland: Proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information was 76.6% 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
Finland recorded 76.6% for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information in Finland peaked at 76.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2002.
Finland ranks 1st of 54 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 | 12.3% | — |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +104.9% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 36.8% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +29.4% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +5.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 76.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 54.1%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Finland's 76.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.4%, 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 | +104.9% | 12.3% | 25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 12.3% | 48.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 50.1% | 56.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 72.7% | 76.6% | 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 76.6% 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 76.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2002.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of youth and adults that sought health related information?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 54 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 47.3%. 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 sought health related information (on injury, disease, nutrition, etc.), 25-74 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release