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

3,432 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, male (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, male

Finland

190,720 number

in 2020

New Zealand

194,152 number

in 2020

Finland rank

121st

New Zealand rank

118th

School age population, primary education, male over time

Finland
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 194,152 number against 190,720 number in Finland, a difference of 3,432 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 118th 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	230,140 number	185,801 number	44,339 number	Finland
1980s	193,548 number	164,179 number	29,370 number	Finland
1990s	199,546 number	170,985 number	28,561 number	Finland
2000s	193,879 number	182,146 number	11,732 number	Finland
2010s	181,528 number	189,270 number	7,742 number	New Zealand
2020s	190,720 number	194,152 number	3,432 number	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Finland or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 194,152 number against 190,720 number in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Finland and New Zealand?: 3,432 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, male?: Finland ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 118th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, male (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

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