Educational qualifications highest among persons aged 45 to 49 in 2021

Educational qualifications were highest among persons aged 45 to 49, that is, those born in 1972 to 1976, who have been the highest educated age group since 2007.

Forty-seven per cent of those aged 45 to 49 had completed a tertiary level qualification, 57 per cent of women and 38 per cent of men.

There were 54,000 persons aged 20 to 24 with only comprehensive level qualifications, which is 18 per cent of the age group. Fifteen per cent of women and 20 per cent of men had not completed a post-comprehensive level qualification or their qualifications were not known.

The population with the highest educational qualifications lived in Uusimaa and had completed education 4.3 years after comprehensive level education.