Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Finland

Finland: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 104.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
104.4%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
55th
of 188 countries
All-time high
104.4%
in 2018
All-time low
99.2%
in 2009
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Finland, 1994–2018

02550751001994200620181994: 99.7 %1995: 99.2 %1996: 100.8 %1997: 102.4 %1998: 103.4 %1999: 102.2 %2000: 100.8 %2001: 99.5 %2002: 100.3 %2003: 102.1 %2004: 103.1 %2005: 102.6 %2006: 102.2 %2007: 100.2 %2008: 99.6 %2009: 99.2 %2010: 99.9 %2011: 100.2 %2012: 99.7 %2013: 101.4 %2014: 102.1 %2015: 102 %2016: 101.9 %2017: 102.3 %2018: 104.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Finland stood at 104.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Finland peaked at 104.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2009.

Finland ranks 55th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Finland, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 99.7%
1995 99.2% -0.4%
1996 100.8% +1.6%
1997 102.4% +1.6%
1998 103.4% +1.0%
1999 102.2% -1.2%
2000 100.8% -1.4%
2001 99.5% -1.2%
2002 100.3% +0.8%
2003 102.1% +1.8%
2004 103.1% +1.0%
2005 102.6% -0.5%
2006 102.2% -0.4%
2007 100.2% -1.9%
2008 99.6% -0.6%
2009 99.2% -0.4%
2010 99.9% +0.7%
2011 100.2% +0.3%
2012 99.7% -0.4%
2013 101.4% +1.7%
2014 102.1% +0.6%
2015 102.0% -0.1%
2016 101.9% -0.0%
2017 102.3% +0.4%
2018 104.4% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 101.3% 99.2% 103.4% 6
2000s 101.0% 99.2% 103.1% 10
2010s 101.5% 99.7% 104.4% 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 52 Cape Verde 104.5% compare
  2. 53 Guyana 104.5% compare
  3. 54 Liechtenstein 104.4% compare
  4. 56 Latvia 103.9% compare
  5. 57 Samoa 103.7% compare
  6. 58 Namibia 103.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Finland?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Finland was 104.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 104.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2009.
How does Finland rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Finland ranks 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.