Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Finland
Finland: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 98.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Finland, 1972–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2017, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Finland stood at 98.7%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Finland peaked at 99.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 1972.
Finland ranks 40th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 81.1% | — |
| 1979 | 97.0% | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 98.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 99.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.1% | 81.1% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 98.9% | 98.3% | 99.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 96.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.3% | 99.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 37 Kazakhstan 98.8% compare
- 38 United Arab Emirates 98.7% compare
- 39 Mongolia 98.7% compare
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 98.7% compare
- 42 Peru 98.5% compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.5% compare
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Finland?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Finland was 98.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 1972.
- How does Finland rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Finland ranks 40th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.