Finland's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 99.7 % in 2001 to 98.9 % in 2024.
Finland · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Finland's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 128.2 % in 2001 to 142.4 % in 2024.
Finland's tertiary enrolment rose from 86.0 % in 2001 to 110.3 % in 2024.
Finland's children out of school, primary rose from 4,435 in 2001 to 6,433 in 2024.
Finland's primary completion rate fell from 99.2 % in 2001 to 97.2 % in 2024.
Finland's tertiary attainment rose from 32.6 % in 2000 to 42.7 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
32nd of 45 · 24th in Europe & C. Asia
Finland's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) fell from 38.7 % in 2000 to 38.4 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
12th of 40 · 9th in Europe & C. Asia
Finland's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 73.2 % in 2000 to 89.2 % in 2025.
Finland's expected years of schooling rose from 16.3 yrs in 1994 to 19.5 yrs in 2023.
Finland's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 0.2 yrs in 1875 to 11.1 yrs in 2020.
Finland's learning poverty rose from 2.1 % in 2011 to 4.8 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingdown −0.2 pts16th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.2 pts93rd of 156*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +2.6 %39th of 135
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Finland.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data