Children out of school, primary, female in Finland

Finland: Children out of school, primary, female was 3,118 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,118
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
122nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
3,689
in 2022
All-time low
1,947
in 2005
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Children out of school, primary, female in Finland, 2001–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2001201220242001: 2.3k2002: 2.3k2003: 2.2k2004: 2.1k2005: 1.9k2006: 2.0k2007: 2.0k2008: 2.0k2009: 2.2k2010: 2.1k2011: 2.1k2012: 2.2k2013: 2.2k2014: 2.2k2015: 2.7k2016: 2.8k2017: 3.1k2018: 3.0k2019: 3.5k2020: 3.0k2021: 2.5k2022: 3.7k2023: 2.8k2024: 3.1k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Finland recorded 3,118 for children out of school, primary, female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Finland peaked at 3,689 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,947, in 2005.

That places Finland 122nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Children out of school, primary, female in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, female in Finland, 2001 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2001 2,258
2002 2,275 +0.8%
2003 2,170 -4.6%
2004 2,117 -2.4%
2005 1,947 -8.0%
2006 2,013 +3.4%
2007 2,033 +1.0%
2008 2,005 -1.4%
2009 2,164 +7.9%
2010 2,116 -2.2%
2011 2,078 -1.8%
2012 2,161 +4.0%
2013 2,192 +1.4%
2014 2,179 -0.6%
2015 2,733 +25.4%
2016 2,826 +3.4%
2017 3,087 +9.2%
2018 3,028 -1.9%
2019 3,480 +14.9%
2020 2,973 -14.6%
2021 2,534 -14.8%
2022 3,689 +45.6%
2023 2,800 -24.1%
2024 3,118 +11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,109 1,947 2,275 9
2010s 2,588 2,078 3,480 10
2020s 3,023 2,534 3,689 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 119 Armenia 3,891 compare
  2. 120 Portugal 3,626 compare
  3. 121 Qatar 3,307 compare
  4. 123 Norway 2,951 compare
  5. 124 Tunisia 2,882 compare
  6. 125 Kuwait 2,740 compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, female in Finland?
Children out of school, primary, female in Finland was 3,118 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 3,689 in 2022.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,947 in 2005.
How does Finland rank for children out of school, primary, female?
Finland ranks 122nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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 Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.