Finland vs Norway: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Finland
12.99
in 2017
Norway
13.05
in 2017
Finland rank
17th
Norway rank
16th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 13.05 against 12.99 in Finland, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.

Finland ranks 17th and Norway ranks 16th of 91 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 8.99 11.02 2.02 Norway
2000s 12.8 12.39 0.4038 Finland
2010s 12.94 12.78 0.1606 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 13.05 against 12.99 in Finland as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Finland and Norway?
0.06, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
11 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Finland ranks 17th and Norway ranks 16th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/