Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Finland

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Finland was 97.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 1.7 pts from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 22 EU countries in 2023.

202497.2%
Change on 2023-1.7 pts
Rank11th of 22EU countries ranked
Series high99.72018
Series low97.22024

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Finland, 2001 to 2024

97989910020012005200920132017202120242001: 99.2 %2002: 99 %2003: 98.8 %2004: 99.3 %2005: 99.3 %2006: 99.5 %2007: 99 %2008: 99.5 %2009: 99.3 %2010: 99 %2011: 99.5 %2012: 98.9 %2013: 99.3 %2014: 99.2 %2015: 99.5 %2016: 99.4 %2017: 99.1 %2018: 99.7 %2019: 99.4 %2020: 99.2 %2021: 99.3 %2022: 98.4 %2023: 98.9 %2024: 97.2 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 24 values
Period%
202497.2
202398.9
202298.4
202199.3
202099.2
201999.4
201899.7
201799.1
201699.4
201599.5
201499.2
201399.3
201298.9
201199.5
201099
200999.3
200899.5
200799
200699.5
200599.3
200499.3
200398.8
200299
200199.2

Rankings

Definition

New entrants to the last grade of primary education, of any age, as a percentage of the population at the theoretical entrance age to that grade. UNESCO Institute for Statistics gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary, which World Development Indicators calls the primary completion rate.

It counts pupils who reach the last grade, not those who pass it, and late entrants push it above 100%. The UIS completion rate from household surveys is a different measure and is lower in many countries.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Finland?

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Finland was 97.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is down 1.7 pts from 2023. That is the 11th highest of 22 EU countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Finland?

99.7% in 2018, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) elsewhere in European Union (27)

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