Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Finland
Finland: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Finland, 2012–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.6% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Finland peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.
That places Finland 9th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 30,824 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.89 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Finland?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Finland was 1.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Finland ranks 9th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.