Finland vs UNICEF: Western Europe: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Finland
42,938
in 2024
UNICEF: Western Europe
3.70 million
in 2024
Finland rank
95th
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
93rd

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Finland
  • UNICEF: Western Europe
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How they compare

UNICEF: Western Europe currently reports 3.70 million against 42,938 in Finland, a difference of 3.65 million.

That makes UNICEF: Western Europe's figure about 86.1 times Finland's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, UNICEF: Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 95th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 93rd of 214 countries.

UNICEF: Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland UNICEF: Western Europe Difference Ahead
1970s 32,964 2.83 million 2.80 million UNICEF: Western Europe
1980s 35,147 3.19 million 3.16 million UNICEF: Western Europe
1990s 39,267 3.43 million 3.39 million UNICEF: Western Europe
2000s 41,579 3.57 million 3.53 million UNICEF: Western Europe
2010s 41,925 3.49 million 3.45 million UNICEF: Western Europe
2020s 41,949 3.66 million 3.62 million UNICEF: Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Finland or UNICEF: Western Europe?
UNICEF: Western Europe, at 3.70 million against 42,938 in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Finland and UNICEF: Western Europe?
3.65 million, with UNICEF: Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and UNICEF: Western Europe?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Finland and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Finland ranks 95th and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 93rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 17,549 data points, 1970–2025
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Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.