How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?

10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Finland

12.65

in 2017

Netherlands

12.67

in 2018

Finland rank

21st

Netherlands rank

20th

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

Finland
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 12.67 against 12.65 in Finland, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 20th of 91 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.6	12.32	0.2857	Finland
2010s	12.62	12.45	0.1644	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 Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 12.67 against 12.65 in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Finland and Netherlands?: 0.02, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?: Finland ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 20th 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, male. 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, male
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: 04 September 2026

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male 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/