Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Finland: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 88.4% (2020), 62nd of 176 in the world and 33rd of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 98.9% (2024), 108th of 191 in the world and 37th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 97.2% (2024), 65th of 168 in the world and 29th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
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10 indicators
Education: Finland in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 88.4%2020 | 62/176 | 33/51 | 48.5% | 67.8% | 88.4% | +20.5 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 98.9%2024 | 108/191 | 37/53 | 99.7%2001 | 99.7% | 99.8% | −0.8 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 97.2%2024 | 65/168 | 29/47 | 99.2%2001 | 99.0% | 99.2% | −2.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 142.4%2024 | 3/176 | 3/53 | 128.2%2001 | 108.6% | 143.1% | −5.0 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 97.8%2024 | 39/168 | 19/50 | · | 98.8% | 99.6% | −1.7 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 110.3%2024 | 6/172 | 3/52 | 86.0%2001 | 93.2% | 96.5% | +20.3 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.8%2024 | 117/178 | 22/51 | 1.1%2001 | 1.2% | 1.9% | +0.4 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 13.72017 | 125/173 | 21/48 | 16.7 | 14.0 | · | −9.1%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 6.4%2022 | 21/184 | 5/49 | 5.7% | 6.5% | 6.7% | −0.8 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 12.1%2022 | 102/179 | 20/49 | 12.2% | 12.0% | 11.8% | −0.8 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+20.5 pp88.4% in 2020
- Tertiary enrolment+20.3 pp110.3% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher−9.1%13.7 in 2017
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−2.0 pp97.2% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−5.0 pp142.4% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−1.7 pp97.8% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+0.4 pp1.8% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Finland and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Finland. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Finland | Russia | Sweden | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 88.4%2020 | 86.0%2019 | 100.4%2020 | 96.3%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 98.9%2024 | 97.7%2023 | 114.9%2024 | 98.5%2024 |
| Primary completion | 97.2%2024 | 100.0%2019 | 99.8%2024 | 98.7%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 142.4%2024 | 92.5%2023 | 132.0%2024 | 116.3%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 97.8%2024 | 97.0%2019 | 99.7%2024 | 99.1%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 110.3%2024 | 60.4%2024 | 84.0%2024 | 95.5%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.8%2024 | 4.9%2023 | 0.6%2024 | 1.4%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.72017 | 21.32017 | 12.22017 | 8.62017 |
| Education spending | 6.4%2022 | 4.2%2023 | 7.3%2022 | 5.4%2022 |