Finland vs Norway: School age population, last grade of primary education, female

Finland
30,149 number
in 2020
Norway
31,310 number
in 2020
Finland rank
124th
Norway rank
122nd

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 31,310 number against 30,149 number in Finland, a difference of 1,161 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 124th and Norway ranks 122nd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 38,155 number 30,497 number 7,658 number Finland
1980s 31,450 number 31,088 number 362.2 number Finland
1990s 32,158 number 25,643 number 6,515 number Finland
2000s 31,670 number 29,717 number 1,953 number Finland
2010s 28,741 number 30,410 number 1,670 number Norway
2020s 30,149 number 31,310 number 1,161 number Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, female, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 31,310 number against 30,149 number in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Finland and Norway?
1,161 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Finland ranks 124th and Norway ranks 122nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.