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

Finland
31,509 number
in 2020
Norway
32,948 number
in 2020
Finland rank
125th
Norway rank
124th

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

  • Finland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 32,948 number against 31,509 number in Finland, a difference of 1,439 number.

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

Finland ranks 125th and Norway ranks 124th 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 39,715 number 32,082 number 7,633 number Finland
1980s 32,852 number 32,656 number 196.3 number Finland
1990s 33,651 number 26,955 number 6,696 number Finland
2000s 32,981 number 31,366 number 1,615 number Finland
2010s 30,046 number 31,868 number 1,821 number Norway
2020s 31,509 number 32,948 number 1,439 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, male, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 32,948 number against 31,509 number in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Finland and Norway?
1,439 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, male?
Finland ranks 125th and Norway ranks 124th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, male (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, male (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

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