Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Finland

Finland: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 101,289 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
101,289
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
116th
of 199 countries
All-time high
105,636
in 1998
All-time low
91,042
in 2016
Years of data
31
1994–2024

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Finland, 1994–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k1994200920241994: 101.4k1995: 101.3k1996: 103.1k1997: 104.8k1998: 105.6k1999: 103.6k2000: 101.0k2001: 98.2k2002: 97.8k2003: 99.0k2004: 100.7k2005: 101.6k2006: 103.1k2007: 102.5k2008: 102.2k2009: 100.5k2010: 98.7k2011: 95.9k2012: 93.0k2013: 92.6k2014: 92.0k2015: 91.4k2016: 91.0k2017: 91.3k2018: 93.6k2019: 95.0k2020: 95.9k2021: 97.5k2022: 97.9k2023: 98.9k2024: 101.3k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Finland recorded 101,289 for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2024.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Finland peaked at 105,636 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 91,042, in 2016.

Finland ranks 116th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) in Finland, 1994 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1994 101,448
1995 101,278 -0.2%
1996 103,104 +1.8%
1997 104,822 +1.7%
1998 105,636 +0.8%
1999 103,615 -1.9%
2000 100,998 -2.5%
2001 98,217 -2.8%
2002 97,801 -0.4%
2003 99,003 +1.2%
2004 100,686 +1.7%
2005 101,620 +0.9%
2006 103,081 +1.4%
2007 102,505 -0.6%
2008 102,229 -0.3%
2009 100,472 -1.7%
2010 98,662 -1.8%
2011 95,868 -2.8%
2012 92,975 -3.0%
2013 92,586 -0.4%
2014 92,048 -0.6%
2015 91,438 -0.7%
2016 91,042 -0.4%
2017 91,349 +0.3%
2018 93,600 +2.5%
2019 95,013 +1.5%
2020 95,880 +0.9%
2021 97,457 +1.6%
2022 97,891 +0.4%
2023 98,869 +1.0%
2024 101,289 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 103,317 101,278 105,636 6
2000s 100,661 97,801 103,081 10
2010s 93,458 91,042 98,662 10
2020s 98,277 95,880 101,289 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 113 Lebanon 110,750 compare
  2. 114 Norway 106,883 compare
  3. 115 Armenia 104,613 compare
  4. 117 Liberia 98,104 compare
  5. 118 Eritrea 97,667 compare
  6. 119 Panama 96,349 compare

See the full ranking of 420 places →

More education data for Finland

All data for Finland →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Finland?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Finland was 101,289 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 105,636 in 1998.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 91,042 in 2016.
How does Finland rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Finland ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Finland. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-lower-secondary-education-male-number-2/finland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-lower-secondary-education-male-number-2/finland/">Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Finland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,955 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release