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Finland : Success Through Equity : The Trajectories in PISA Performance (2021)

Ahonen, A. K. (2021). Finland : Success Through Equity : The Trajectories in PISA Performance. In N. Crato (Ed.), Improving a Country’s Education : PISA 2018 Results in 10 Countries (pp. 121-136). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59031-4_6

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Ahonen, Arto K.

Parent publication: Improving a Country’s Education : PISA 2018 Results in 10 Countries

Parent publication editors: Crato, Nuno

ISBN: 978-3-030-59030-7

eISBN: 978-3-030-59031-4

Publication year: 2021

Publication date: 24/11/2020

Pages range: 121-136

Number of pages in the book: 263

Publisher: Springer

Place of Publication: Cham

Publication country: Switzerland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59031-4_6

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/72817

Abstract

The Finnish education system has gone through an exciting developmental path from a follower into a role model. Also on the two-decade history of PISA studies, Finland’s performance has provided years of glory as of the world’s top-performing nation, but also a substantial decline. This chapter examines Finland’s educational outcomes in recent PISA-study and the trends across previous cycles. Boys’ more unsatisfactory performance and the increasing effect of students’ socio-economic background are clear predictors of the declining trend, but they can explain it only partly. Some of the other possible factors are discussed.

Keywords: educational systems; school system; learning results; Programme for International Student Assessment; well-being; equality (values); comparative education

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2021

JUFO rating: 2