Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Finland
Finland: Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education was 1.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Finland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Finland stood at 1.3. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Finland peaked at 1.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2013.
Finland ranks 3rd of 30 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8 | — |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.28 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Finland?
- Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Finland was 1.3 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2013.
- How does Finland rank for average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education?
- Finland ranks 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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