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

Finland
12.65
in 2017
Puerto Rico
12.55
in 2017
Finland rank
21st
Puerto Rico rank
24th

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

  • Finland
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 12.65 against 12.55 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Finland ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 24th of 91 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 9.45 9.84 0.3902 Puerto Rico
2000s 12.58 12.59 0.01 Puerto Rico
2010s 12.68 12.26 0.4257 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 Puerto Rico?
Finland, at 12.65 against 12.55 in Puerto Rico as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Finland and Puerto Rico?
0.1, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Puerto Rico?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Finland and Puerto Rico rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Finland ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 24th 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

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/