Finland vs Norway: School age population, secondary education, female

Finland
173,866 number
in 2020
Norway
187,264 number
in 2020
Finland rank
124th
Norway rank
123rd

School age population, secondary education, female over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

How they compare

Norway currently reports 187,264 number against 173,866 number in Finland, a difference of 13,398 number.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

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 123rd of 205 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 236,193 number 179,985 number 56,208 number Finland
1980s 203,724 number 190,685 number 13,039 number Finland
1990s 189,001 number 162,429 number 26,572 number Finland
2000s 191,342 number 170,819 number 20,523 number Finland
2010s 180,324 number 187,893 number 7,569 number Norway
2020s 173,866 number 187,264 number 13,398 number Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, female, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 187,264 number against 173,866 number in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, female between Finland and Norway?
13,398 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, secondary education, female?
Finland ranks 124th and Norway ranks 123rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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