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Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Finland

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Finland was 11% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202511%
Change on 2024-0.1 pts
Rank17th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high26.82000
Series low8.92020

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Finland, 2000 to 2025

5101520253020002004200820122016202020252000: 26.8 %2001: 26.2 %2002: 25 %2003: 24 %2004: 22.4 %2005: 21.2 %2006: 20.4 %2007: 19.5 %2008: 18.9 %2009: 18 %2010: 17 %2011: 16.3 %2012: 15.2 %2013: 14.1 %2014: 13.5 %2015: 12.3 %2016: 11.9 %2017: 11.7 %2018: 10.8 %2019: 9.9 %2020: 8.9 %2021: 11.1 %2022: 10.9 %2023: 11.2 %2024: 11.1 %2025: 11 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 26 values
Period%
202511
202411.1
202311.2
202210.9
202111.1 Series break
20208.9
20199.9
201810.8
201711.7
201611.9
201512.3
201413.5 Series break
201314.1
201215.2
201116.3
201017
200918
200818.9
200719.5
200620.4
200521.2
200422.4
200324
200225
200126.2
200026.8 Series break

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Finland11
European Union (27)18.8

Rankings

Definition

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is lower secondary at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2: less than primary, primary and lower secondary), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).

Upper secondary is the level reached at about 18, such as the Spanish bachillerato or a vocational qualification of the same level.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Finland?

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Finland was 11% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 17th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Finland?

26.8% in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 elsewhere in European Union (27)

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