Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland
Finland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 71.3% 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
Finland recorded 71.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Finland peaked at 74.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 1998.
That places Finland 13th 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 | 56.7% | — |
| 1999 | 58.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 56.7% | 58.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 57.8% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 61.5% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 71.2% | 71.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 10 Slovakia 73.9% compare
- 11 Austria 73.8% compare
- 12 Liechtenstein 71.4% compare
- 14 Honduras 69.9% compare
- 15 Netherlands 69.9% compare
- 16 Switzerland 67.8% compare
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 71.3% 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 74.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Finland ranks 13th 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 2.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release