Educational structure of population
Statistics on the educational structure of the population describe qualifications attained by the population aged 15 or over after comprehensive school, lower secondary school or elementary school. The data are based on Statistics Finland’s Register of Completed Education and Degrees and published once a year.
Figures
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Persons aged 15 or over by level of education and municipality by year
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Educational structure of persons aged 15 or over by sex and region in 2007 to 2024
Persons aged 15 or over by level of education and municipality in 1990 to 2024
Information in 2007 to 2024 by Information, Area, Gender
Share of persons without post-basic level qualifications among persons aged 20 to 24 by sex and region in 2024
Persons aged 20 or over by level of education by sex and area in 2007 to 2024
Completers of post-basic level education by field of education, age and sex 2024
Releases
Number of persons with post-comprehensive level qualifications 3.6 million in 2024
Educational structure of population 2024
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Three-quarters of those aged 15 or over have completed post-comprehensive level qualifications in 2022
Educational structure of population 2022
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Documentation
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Educational structure of population [online publication].
ISSN=2242-2919. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 8.3.2026].
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