Upper secondary educational attainment level in the Arctic

The map shows the percent of individuals aged 25-64 with upper secondary education as highest level attained in 2017 in Arctic regions.

The upper secondary education corresponds to International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011 levels 3-4.

The dark blue tones show regions where more than 80% of individuals attained upper secondary education as highest level. The lightest blue tones show regions where less than 60% of individuals attained upper secondary education as highest level.

Among the working age population, the number of individuals with upper secondary education was the highest in Alaska (USA, over 90%). Individuals with upper secondary education attainment level was also high – above 80% – in the Yukon and Labrador (Canada), Norrbotten (Sweden), and in Lappi (Finland). The lowest share of individual with upper secondary education was in Greenland (45,6%), Chukotka (Russian Federation, 58,4%) and in Nunavut (Canada, 59,1%).

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