Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Finland

Finland: Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 89.29 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
89.29
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
21st
of 62 countries
All-time high
89.29
in 2023
All-time low
85.5
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Finland, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 85.51991: 85.51992: 85.61993: 85.81994: 861995: 86.31996: 86.91997: 87.31998: 87.71999: 87.82000: 87.92001: 87.82002: 87.72003: 87.32004: 86.92005: 86.62006: 86.32007: 86.32008: 86.42009: 86.52010: 86.62011: 86.72012: 86.82013: 87.12014: 87.52015: 87.92016: 88.32017: 88.52018: 88.62019: 88.72020: 88.92021: 892022: 89.12023: 89.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Finland recorded 89.29 for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Finland peaked at 89.29 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.5, in 1991.

Finland ranks 21st of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in Finland, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 85.51
1991 85.5 -0.0%
1992 85.61 +0.1%
1993 85.78 +0.2%
1994 85.99 +0.2%
1995 86.32 +0.4%
1996 86.87 +0.6%
1997 87.3 +0.5%
1998 87.68 +0.4%
1999 87.84 +0.2%
2000 87.91 +0.1%
2001 87.84 -0.1%
2002 87.65 -0.2%
2003 87.29 -0.4%
2004 86.93 -0.4%
2005 86.58 -0.4%
2006 86.34 -0.3%
2007 86.3 -0.0%
2008 86.4 +0.1%
2009 86.5 +0.1%
2010 86.58 +0.1%
2011 86.67 +0.1%
2012 86.81 +0.2%
2013 87.1 +0.3%
2014 87.48 +0.4%
2015 87.88 +0.5%
2016 88.28 +0.5%
2017 88.51 +0.3%
2018 88.62 +0.1%
2019 88.71 +0.1%
2020 88.87 +0.2%
2021 88.98 +0.1%
2022 89.14 +0.2%
2023 89.29 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.44 85.5 87.84 10
2000s 86.97 86.3 87.91 10
2010s 87.66 86.58 88.71 10
2020s 89.07 88.87 89.29 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 18 Czechia 90.23 compare
  2. 19 Armenia 89.86 compare
  3. 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89.78 compare
  4. 22 Sweden 88.94 compare
  5. 23 Montenegro 88.38 compare
  6. 24 France 86.92 compare

See the full ranking of 62 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Finland?
Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Finland was 89.29 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 89.29 in 2023.
What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 85.5 in 1991.
How does Finland rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
Finland ranks 21st out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 2,014 data points, 1990–2023
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