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

1,871 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, female (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, female

Finland

182,404 number

in 2020

New Zealand

184,275 number

in 2020

Finland rank

121st

New Zealand rank

119th

School age population, primary education, female over time

Finland
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 184,275 number against 182,404 number in Finland, a difference of 1,871 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	221,040 number	178,860 number	42,180 number	Finland
1980s	185,089 number	158,536 number	26,553 number	Finland
1990s	190,665 number	162,547 number	28,118 number	Finland
2000s	186,298 number	172,748 number	13,550 number	Finland
2010s	173,727 number	179,092 number	5,364 number	New Zealand
2020s	182,404 number	184,275 number	1,871 number	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Finland or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 184,275 number against 182,404 number in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Finland and New Zealand?: 1,871 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, female?: 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, 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, primary education, female (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

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