Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Finland
Finland: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 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
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: SDG 4.1.2 in Finland, year by year
| 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% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 89.29 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Finland's 89.29 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Finland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- 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)
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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