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

New Zealand, at 189,086 number against 179,855 number in Finland as of 2018.

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

9,231 number, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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.

Finland vs New Zealand: Enrolment in primary education, female

Finland

179,855 number

in 2018

New Zealand

189,086 number

in 2018

Finland rank

119th

New Zealand rank

116th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Finland
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 189,086 number against 179,855 number in Finland, a difference of 9,231 number.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was New Zealand ahead.

Finland ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 116th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	197,108 number	190,618 number	6,490 number	Finland
1980s	184,677 number	164,819 number	19,858 number	Finland
1990s	188,974 number	164,183 number	24,792 number	Finland
2000s	184,676 number	171,355 number	13,321 number	Finland
2010s	172,673 number	177,416 number	4,743 number	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Finland or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 189,086 number against 179,855 number in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Finland and New Zealand?: 9,231 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Finland ranks 119th and New Zealand ranks 116th 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: 04 September 2026

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