Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland
Finland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.18 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.18 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
33rd
of 183 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
1.15 GPIA
in 2014
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland stood at 1.18 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.15 GPIA, in 2014.
Finland ranks 33rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.17 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.16 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 1.18 GPIA 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 1.21 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Finland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Finland ranks 33rd out of 183 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 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release