Upper secondary completion in Finland

In Finland, 90.2% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.

Measure: Completion rate, upper secondary education Unit: % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2006 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
Finland, 2021 90.2% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
Change from 2020 +1.7percentage points 2020: 88.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 87.5% Middle value of 22 countries

Upper secondary completion in Finland over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, upper secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2006 to 2021
Period Finland
2021 90.2%
2020 88.5%
2019 88.3%
2018 89.9%
2017 87.7%
2016 90.1%
2015 88.9%
2014 90.1%
2013 85.8%
2012 89.2%
2011 86.0%
2010 85.9%
2009 88.2%
2008 88.9%
2007 88.3%
2006 86.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 88.5% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 86.0%, the figure has changed by +4.2 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.3 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2021 for Finland
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org