Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Finland
Finland: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general was 35.0% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland is 35.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland peaked at 52.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2017.
Finland ranks 181st of 188 countries on this measure, 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 … upper female general in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.3% | — |
| 1999 | 51.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | -0.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 35.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 75.7%, 46% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Finland's 35.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.8%, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -31.5% | 47.2% | 32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 51.5% | 52.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 43.3% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 30.9% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 35.0% | 35.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
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 35.0% 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 52.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Finland ranks 181st out of 188 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 9.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release