Distribution of pupils/ students by level in Finland
Finland: Distribution of pupils/ students by level was 1,229 in 2012. β² Rising
Latest (2012)
1,229
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1,251
in 2007
All-time low
1,101
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998β2012
Distribution of pupils/ students by level in Finland, 1998β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, distribution of pupils/ students by level in Finland stood at 1,229.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of pupils/ students by level in Finland peaked at 1,251 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,101, in 1998.
That places Finland 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,113 | 1,101 | 1,126 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,213 | 1,152 | 1,251 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,235 | 1,229 | 1,240 | 3 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of pupils/ students by level in Finland?
- Distribution of pupils/ students by level in Finland was 1,229 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of pupils/ students by level recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,251 in 2007.
- What is the lowest distribution of pupils/ students by level recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,101 in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for distribution of pupils/ students by level?
- Finland ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is distribution of pupils/ students by level rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 pupils/ students by level (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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