Finland: adults with upper secondary or tertiary education attainment 2007-2016
This statistic shows the share of the population aged 25 and over who had attained a upper secondary or tertiary education in Finland from 2007 to 2016. The peak for this period was in 2016 when 87.9 percent of respondents aged 25 and over had attained such a level of education.
The country has one of the highest levels of educational attainment. The average person in Finland is expected to undertake approximately 20 years of education, three years more than the average in the European Union (EU-28). The public sector also increased its expenditure on education by approximately six percent over the last years, which reflects government's intention to promote educational attainment.
The country has one of the highest levels of educational attainment. The average person in Finland is expected to undertake approximately 20 years of education, three years more than the average in the European Union (EU-28). The public sector also increased its expenditure on education by approximately six percent over the last years, which reflects government's intention to promote educational attainment.
