Tertiary education in Helsinki-Uusimaa

In Helsinki-Uusimaa, 48.1% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2010. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Helsinki-Uusimaa, 2025 48.1% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 −1.0percentage points 2024: 49.1%
Finland, 2025 42.7% Country total
Position in 2025 33rd of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Helsinki-Uusimaa over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period Helsinki-UusimaaFinland
2025 48.1% 42.7%
2024 49.1% 42.6%
2023 49.3% 42.6%
2022 50.5% 42.7%
2021 49.8%b (break in time series) 42.3%b (break in time series)
2020 54.9% 47.5%
2019 53.7% 46.0%
2018 52.0% 44.5%
2017 51.4% 43.7%
2016 51.6% 43.1%
2015 51.3% 42.7%
2014 50.2%b (break in time series) 41.8%b (break in time series)
2013 49.3% 40.5%
2012 48.9% 39.7%
2011 49.2% 39.3%
2010 46.8% 38.1%
2009 45.5% 37.3%
2008 45.0% 36.6%
2007 45.7% 36.4%
2006 43.5% 35.1%
2005 42.4% 34.6%
2004 – 34.2%
2003 – 33.2%
2002 – 32.4%
2001 – 32.3%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 49.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 51.3%, the figure has changed by −3.2 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Helsinki-Uusimaa has the 33rd highest value.
  • The figure for Finland in 2025 was 42.7%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2005 to 2025 for Helsinki-Uusimaa
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat