Adolescents out of school in Finland
Finland: Adolescents out of school was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school in Finland, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Finland is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Finland peaked at 1.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.
That places Finland 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +41.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -30.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +94.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +36.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -34.5% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 adolescents out of school in Finland?
- Adolescents out of school in Finland was 1.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- How does Finland rank for adolescents out of school?
- Finland ranks 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.