Tertiary education participation in Finland
Finland: Tertiary education participation was 308.9 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
308.9
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
309.6
in 2008
All-time low
250
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Tertiary education participation in Finland, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 308.9 for tertiary education participation in 2012.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in Finland peaked at 309.6 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 250, in 1998.
That places Finland 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256.45 | 250 | 262.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 295.57 | 270.2 | 309.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 306.93 | 303.6 | 308.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 30,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.29 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education participation in Finland?
- Tertiary education participation in Finland was 308.9 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 309.6 in 2008.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for tertiary education participation?
- Finland ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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