Children out of school, primary, male in Finland

Finland: Children out of school, primary, male was 3,315 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,315
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
124th
of 177 countries
All-time high
4,824
in 2019
All-time low
1,758
in 2004
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2001201220242001: 2.2k2002: 2.1k2003: 1.9k2004: 1.8k2005: 1.9k2006: 2.3k2007: 2.2k2008: 2.0k2009: 2.2k2010: 2.1k2011: 1.8k2012: 2.2k2013: 2.5k2014: 2.5k2015: 3.0k2016: 3.1k2017: 3.6k2018: 3.7k2019: 4.8k2020: 4.1k2021: 2.6k2022: 3.7k2023: 2.9k2024: 3.3k

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

Analysis

Finland recorded 3,315 for children out of school, primary, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Finland peaked at 4,824 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,758, in 2004.

That places Finland 124th 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, male in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, male in Finland, 2001 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2001 2,177
2002 2,102 -3.4%
2003 1,871 -11.0%
2004 1,758 -6.0%
2005 1,921 +9.3%
2006 2,347 +22.2%
2007 2,241 -4.5%
2008 2,017 -10.0%
2009 2,191 +8.6%
2010 2,095 -4.4%
2011 1,833 -12.5%
2012 2,235 +21.9%
2013 2,487 +11.3%
2014 2,541 +2.2%
2015 2,984 +17.4%
2016 3,064 +2.7%
2017 3,608 +17.8%
2018 3,710 +2.8%
2019 4,824 +30.0%
2020 4,097 -15.1%
2021 2,554 -37.7%
2022 3,664 +43.5%
2023 2,914 -20.5%
2024 3,315 +13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,069 1,758 2,347 9
2010s 2,938 1,833 4,824 10
2020s 3,309 2,554 4,097 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 121 Netherlands 3,767 compare
  2. 122 Australia 3,609 compare
  3. 123 Bahrain 3,489 compare
  4. 125 Norway 3,126 compare
  5. 126 Eswatini 2,865 compare
  6. 127 Maldives 2,709 compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, male in Finland?
Children out of school, primary, male in Finland was 3,315 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 4,824 in 2019.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,758 in 2004.
How does Finland rank for children out of school, primary, male?
Finland ranks 124th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 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.