Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Finland
Finland: Expected school years of pupils and students by education level was 22 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
22
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
1st
of 33 countries
All-time high
22
in 2024
All-time low
21
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Finland, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 22 for expected school years of pupils and students by education level in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Finland peaked at 22 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2015.
Finland ranks 1st of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21 | — |
| 2016 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.2 | 21 | 22 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Finland?
- Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Finland was 22 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2024.
- What is the lowest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for expected school years of pupils and students by education level?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is expected school years of pupils and students by education level rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expected school years of pupils and students by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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