Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Finland
Finland: Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups was 2.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Finland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 2.8 for distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.7% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Finland peaked at 5.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2015.
Finland ranks 7th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.7 | — |
| 2014 | 3.1 | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 4 | +29.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1 | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 3.3 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 5.3 | +60.6% |
| 2023 | 4.8 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 2.8 | -41.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8 | 2.1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.86 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 4 Portugal 4.9 compare
- 5 Germany 3.8 compare
- 6 Sweden 3.7 compare
- 8 Netherlands 2.7 compare
- 9 Luxembourg 2.5 compare
- 10 United Kingdom 2 compare
More education data for Finland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Finland?
- Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups in Finland was 2.8 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups?
- Finland ranks 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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