Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Finland
Finland: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Finland, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Finland peaked at 1 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 1984.
That places Finland 125th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Finland, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 index | — |
| 1982 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,869 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,869 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.1211 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Finland?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Finland was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 1984.
- How does Finland rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Finland ranks 125th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.