Euro area vs Finland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Euro area
106.2%
in 2019
Finland
126.9%
in 2018
Euro area rank
2nd
Finland rank
4th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Euro area
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 126.9% against 106.2% in Euro area, a difference of 20.7%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Finland ahead.
Euro area ranks 2nd and Finland ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.9% | 95.6% | 3.7% | Finland |
| 1980s | 95.0% | 101.9% | 6.9% | Finland |
| 1990s | 102.1% | 108.1% | 6.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 104.6% | 108.4% | 3.8% | Finland |
| 2010s | 106.1% | 118.3% | 12.3% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Euro area or Finland?
- Finland, at 126.9% against 106.2% in Euro area as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Euro area and Finland?
- 20.7%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Finland?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Euro area and Finland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 2nd and Finland ranks 4th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.