Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland
Finland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 68.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland peaked at 71.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1998.
That places Finland 14th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 52.0% | — |
| 1999 | 53.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 57.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 52.0% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 52.4% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 56.2% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.6% | 68.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 11 Montenegro 68.9% compare
- 12 Honduras 68.7% compare
- 13 Slovakia 68.1% compare
- 15 Liechtenstein 66.4% compare
- 16 North Macedonia 64.5% compare
- 17 Switzerland 60.7% compare
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 338,808 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % 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 68.0% 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 71.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Finland ranks 14th out of 168 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 down 3.4%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release