Key statistics on education in Finland (OECD Education at a Glance 2018)

Finnish National Agency for EducationUnit for Information and Analysis2018

Education at a Glance

Published annually by OECD. Offers information on the state of education around the world by providing data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems in OECD and partner countries.

Education at a Glance 2018:

• Link to the publication: http://www.oecd.org/education/education-at-a-glance/

• Over 100 charts and tables.

• Focus on equity in education:

- how progress through education and the associated learning and labour market outcomes are impacted by dimensions such as gender, the educational attainment of parents, immigrant background, and regional location

- a chapter dedicated to Target 4.5 of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on equity in education, providing an assessment of where OECD and partner countries stand in providing equal access to quality education at all levels

- new indicators on equity in entry to and graduation from tertiary education, and the levels of decision-making in education systems

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table B2.1b. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933803159

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%Enrolment rates in ECEC* and primary education (2016)

Age 3 to 5 Under the age of 3

*ECEC=early childhood education and care

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Figure D4.2. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933805648

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Number of instruction hours per year, by level of education (2017) Statutory contact time in public institutions, in 60-minute hours

Primary Lower secondary, general programmes Upper secondary, general programmes

Hours

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table B3.2. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933803368

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Upper secondary first-time graduation rates for all ages (2016)

General programmes Vocational programmes

%

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table B3.2. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933803368

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Upper secondary first-time graduation rates for students below the age of 25 years (2016)

General programmes Vocational programmes

%

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Figure B3.3. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933803444

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First-time upper secondary graduation rates for students below the age of 25, by programme orientation (2016)

General programmes Vocational programmes All programmes

%

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table B4.1. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933803501

*STEM = Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics + ICT + Engineering, manufacturing and construction

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New entrants into doctoral programmes (2016)All STEM* fields

of all female doctoral entrants of all male doctoral entrants

%

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table B4.1. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933803501

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New entrants into doctoral programmes (2016)Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

of all female doctoral entrants of all male doctoral entrants

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New entrants into doctoral programmes (2016) Information and communication technologies

of all male doctoral entrants of all female doctoral entrants

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table B4.1. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933803501

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table C1.1. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933804128

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Total expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student (2015)Primary to tertiary education

In equivalent USD converted using purchasing power parity (PPP) for GDP

OECD average

EU22 average

USD

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Total expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student (2015)Basic education

In equivalent USD converted using PPPs for GDP

OECD average

EU22 average

USD

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table C1.1. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933804128

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table C2.1. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933804261

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Total expenditure on educational institutions as a percentage of GDP (2015) Primary to tertiary education

OECD average

EU22 average

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Figure C5.1. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933804717

USD

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Figure C5.2. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933804736

USD

*As of 1 August 2017, higher education institutions in Finland charge a minimum tuition fee of 1500 EUR per academic year for students studying in a language other than Finnish or Swedish. EU/EEA area and Swiss citizens are not subject to the charge.

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table B6.1 https://doi.org/10.1787/888933803767

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% Share of international or foreign students by level of tertiary education (2016)

Bachelor’s or equivalent level Master’s or equivalent level Doctoral or equivalent level Total tertiary education

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table D3.1a. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933805382

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Teachers’ annual statutory salaries at top of scale, public institutions (2017)In equivalent USD converted using PPPs for private consumption

Pre-primary Lower secondary, general programmes

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table A2.1. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933801791

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%Percentage of 18–24 year old unemployed or inactive NEETs* (2017)

OECD average

EU22 average

*NEET= not in employment, education or training

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Figure A2.1. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933801848

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Source: OECD (2018), Education at a Glance 2018: OECD Indicators. Table A2.2. https://doi.org/10.1787/888933801810

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%Percentage of 20–24 year old NEETs (2017)

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