School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Finland
Finland: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 5.78 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Finland, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Finland recorded 5.78 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Finland peaked at 5.78 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.65 years, in 2001.
That places Finland 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.91 years | 4.65 years | 5.12 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.88 years | 4.71 years | 5.09 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 years | 4.89 years | 5.78 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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 30,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.29 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Finland?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Finland was 5.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 years in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Finland ranks 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release