What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Finland and New Zealand?

5,303 number, with New Zealand ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs New Zealand: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Finland

373,124 number

in 2020

New Zealand

378,427 number

in 2020

Finland rank

121st

New Zealand rank

119th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

Finland
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 378,427 number against 373,124 number in Finland, a difference of 5,303 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 119th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	451,180 number	364,661 number	86,519 number	Finland
1980s	378,638 number	322,715 number	55,923 number	Finland
1990s	390,211 number	333,532 number	56,678 number	Finland
2000s	380,177 number	354,894 number	25,283 number	Finland
2010s	355,255 number	368,362 number	13,107 number	New Zealand
2020s	373,124 number	378,427 number	5,303 number	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Finland or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 378,427 number against 373,124 number in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Finland and New Zealand?: 5,303 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?: Finland ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 119th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.