Education in Finland 142 indicators covering education for Finland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 99.6% 2023 down 0.1% 13th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 19 2024 down 24.0% 150th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 28 2024 up 3.7% 147th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 107 2024 up 11.5% 135th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 176 2024 up 1.1% 132nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 98.7% 2017 down 0.6% 125th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 98.7% 2017 down 0.7% 121st Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 24.5% 191st Number of adults with no formal education by region 1,200 people 2100 down 25.0% 171st Population by level of education 2.88 million people 2100 up 5.0% 116th Repeaters, primary, female 0.2% 2017 down 43.2% 153rd Repeaters, primary, male 0.3% 2017 down 44.0% 148th School enrollment, secondary, private 16.8% 2024 up 17.9% 76th School enrollment, primary 98.6% 2017 up 1.4% 20th Over-age students, primary 1.3% 2017 up 6.5% 161st Secondary education, teachers 67.7% 2024 up 3.3% 53rd School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% 2017 up 1.4% 13th School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% 2017 up 1.4% 10th Over-age students, primary, male 1.6% 2017 up 1.4% 155th Over-age students, primary, female 1.0% 2017 up 16.8% 164th Compulsory education, duration 12 years 2025 up 33.3% 33rd Progression to secondary school 99.9% 2016 down 0.0% 10th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.7% 2017 up 1.3% 40th Primary education, pupils 48.8% 2017 down 0.2% 76th Tertiary education, academic staff 53.2% 2024 up 5.8% 30th Persistence to grade 5, female 99.4% 2021 down 0.6% 23rd Persistence to grade 5, male 99.1% 2021 down 0.3% 19th School enrollment, secondary 96.1% 2017 up 0.3% 15th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 up 0.2% 1st School enrollment, secondary, female 96.4% 2017 up 0.3% 15th School enrollment, secondary, male 95.8% 2017 up 0.3% 14th Progression to secondary school, female 99.8% 2016 down 0.2% 23rd Expenditure on tertiary education 26.5% 2016 down 16.1% 34th Children out of school, primary 6,433 2024 up 36.3% 121st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 98.8% 2017 up 1.2% 19th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.6% 2017 up 1.4% 19th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 13.67 2017 down 9.1% 151st Expenditure on secondary education 36.9% 2016 down 12.4% 55th Expenditure on primary education 20.5% 2016 down 0.5% 133rd Secondary education, pupils 51.2% 2017 up 2.2% 35th Children out of school, primary, female 3,118 2024 up 43.1% 122nd Children out of school, primary, male 3,315 2024 up 30.5% 124th Adolescents out of school 1.3% 2024 up 20.3% 146th Current education expenditure, total 91.0% 2022 down 3.2% 75th Current education expenditure, primary 87.7% 2022 down 5.8% 107th Current education expenditure, secondary 89.0% 2022 down 3.4% 97th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.58 2017 up 38.7% 109th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 11.14 2017 down 2.5% 147th Current education expenditure, tertiary 97.0% 2022 up 0.4% 27th Adolescents out of school, female 1.3% 2024 up 5.2% 142nd Adolescents out of school, male 1.3% 2024 up 39.2% 143rd Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 19.84 2017 down 8.8% 57th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 82.1% 2023 up 12.7% 27th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 83.6% 2023 up 14.1% 23rd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 80.5% 2023 up 11.3% 39th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 8.93 2017 down 8.5% 110th Government expenditure per student, primary 21.5% 2016 up 24.1% 24th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →