Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland
Finland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 28.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
177th
of 188 countries
All-time high
43.3%
in 1998
All-time low
25.5%
in 2017
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland stood at 28.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland peaked at 43.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2017.
Finland ranks 177th 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 education enrolled in in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 43.3% | — |
| 1999 | 41.7% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 38.2% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 35.6% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 41.7% | 43.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 35.6% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 25.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.4% | 28.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 174 Switzerland 32.2% compare
- 175 Netherlands 30.1% compare
- 176 Honduras 30.1% compare
- 178 Liechtenstein 28.6% compare
- 179 Austria 26.2% compare
- 180 Slovakia 26.1% compare
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 280,873 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 262,477 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,354 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.44 % change on previous year (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 28.7% 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 43.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Finland ranks 177th 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 6.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release