Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Finland
Finland: Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in was 48.9% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Finland, 2011β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Finland is 48.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Finland peaked at 61.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2017.
That places Finland 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.2% | 46.7% | 61.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 48.9% | 53.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 7 Malaysia 54.4% compare
- 8 Netherlands 53.7% compare
- 9 Japan 51.0% compare
- 11 Denmark 48.7% compare
- 12 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 46.7% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 46.5% compare
More education data for Finland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Finland?
- Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Finland was 48.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in?
- Finland ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release