Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Finland
Finland: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 101,431 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Finland, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Finland stood at 101,431 number. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Finland peaked at 101,431 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,740 number, in 1971.
That places Finland 83rd out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12,740 number | — |
| 1973 | 17,300 number | +35.8% |
| 1974 | 20,720 number | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 22,096 number | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 43,676 number | +97.7% |
| 1994 | 45,192 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 47,174 number | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 51,224 number | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 55,998 number | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 58,029 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 60,812 number | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 61,919 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 67,512 number | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 68,216 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 67,262 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 67,799 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 66,918 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 67,986 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 69,605 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 71,507 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 73,785 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 76,422 number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 78,423 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 80,864 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 94,885 number | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 95,425 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 96,149 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 101,082 number | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 100,630 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 101,431 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,214 number | 12,740 number | 22,096 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 51,729 number | 43,676 number | 60,812 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 68,251 number | 61,919 number | 73,785 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,701 number | 76,422 number | 101,431 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Finland?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Finland was 101,431 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 101,431 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,740 number in 1971.
- How does Finland rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Finland ranks 83rd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.