School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Finland
Finland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 1.39 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Finland, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Finland stood at 1.39 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Finland peaked at 1.41 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.12 GPIA, in 2013.
Finland ranks 24th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.27 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.33 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.38 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.41 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.38 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.39 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.38 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Finland?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Finland was 1.39 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Finland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Finland ranks 24th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release