School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Finland
Finland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.3458 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Finland, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Finland stood at 0.3458 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Finland peaked at 0.3797 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3257 years, in 2015.
That places Finland 36th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Finland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3514 years | — |
| 2014 | 0.3282 years | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3257 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3361 years | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3559 years | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3615 years | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3636 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3575 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3501 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3797 years | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.358 years | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3458 years | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3461 years | 0.3257 years | 0.3636 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3582 years | 0.3458 years | 0.3797 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 33 Philippines 0.4055 years compare
- 34 Hong Kong, China 0.4031 years compare
- 35 Belgium 0.3478 years compare
- 37 Georgia 0.3256 years compare
- 38 United Arab Emirates 0.3191 years compare
- 39 Liechtenstein 0.3171 years
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, both sexes in Finland?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Finland was 0.3458 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3797 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3257 years in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Finland ranks 36th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release