Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland
Finland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 32.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 32.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland peaked at 48.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2017.
That places Finland 178th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.0% | — |
| 1999 | 46.8% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 42.3% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -29.8% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.4% | 46.8% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 39.7% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 28.4% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 32.0% | 32.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 175 Switzerland 39.3% compare
- 176 North Macedonia 35.5% compare
- 177 Liechtenstein 33.6% compare
- 179 Slovakia 31.9% compare
- 180 Honduras 31.3% compare
- 181 Montenegro 31.1% compare
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland was 32.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Finland ranks 178th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release