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Average years of schooling of adults
10
[9th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education
10 years
[55th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level
6
[93rd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level
6
[115th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)
6.4%
[23rd of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary
32%
[5th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
94.6%
[5th of 135]
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level
25.1%
[4th of 17]
Literacy > Adults at low literacy level
36.8%
[13th of 17]
Literacy > Total population
100%
[2nd of 160]
Mathematical literacy
536
[4th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting
$18,110.00
[17th of 22]
Reading literacy
546
[1st of 27]
School life expectancy > Male
16.2 years
[3rd of 97]
School life expectancy > Total
16.7 years
[2nd of 110]
Scientific literacy
538
[3rd of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school
26%
[12th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring
60%
[5th of 17]
Student attitude > Report class disorder
42%
[2nd of 17]
Tertiary enrollment
70.4%
[2nd of 151]
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SOURCES:
UNESCO; United Nations
Human Development Programme
; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003;
OECD
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CIA World Factbooks
18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008;
OECD
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UNESCO Institute of Statistics
; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; OECD
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Finland, Republic of Finland, Suomen Tasavalta, Suomi
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Tanveer
24th November 2004
I want to study in Finland plz guide me
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