Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Austria or Finland?

Finland, at 179,855 number against 163,950 number in Austria as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Austria and Finland?

15,905 number, with Finland ahead.

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

47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Finland: Enrolment in primary education, female

Austria

163,950 number

in 2018

Finland

179,855 number

in 2018

Austria rank

122nd

Finland rank

119th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Austria
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 179,855 number against 163,950 number in Austria, a difference of 15,905 number.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 122nd and Finland ranks 119th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	243,948 number	197,108 number	46,840 number	Austria
1980s	178,332 number	184,677 number	6,345 number	Finland
1990s	184,591 number	188,974 number	4,383 number	Finland
2000s	177,476 number	184,676 number	7,200 number	Finland
2010s	159,883 number	172,673 number	12,790 number	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Austria or Finland?: Finland, at 179,855 number against 163,950 number in Austria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Austria and Finland?: 15,905 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Austria and Finland rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Austria ranks 122nd and Finland ranks 119th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.