Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Finland

Finland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 130.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
130.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
130.6%
in 2018
All-time low
94.5%
in 1972
Years of data
46
1972–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Finland, 1972–2018

050100150197219952018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Finland stood at 130.6%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Finland peaked at 130.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 1972.

Finland ranks 3rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in Finland, 1972 to 2018.
Year % Change
1972 94.5%
1973 95.6% +1.2%
1974 98.1% +2.5%
1976 97.5% -0.6%
1977 98.4% +0.9%
1978 99.0% +0.6%
1979 100.1% +1.1%
1980 100.5% +0.5%
1981 100.7% +0.2%
1982 102.4% +1.7%
1983 103.7% +1.3%
1984 107.2% +3.4%
1985 108.3% +1.0%
1986 108.4% +0.0%
1987 108.4% +0.0%
1988 108.7% +0.2%
1989 108.9% +0.2%
1990 110.7% +1.6%
1991 112.1% +1.3%
1992 114.6% +2.3%
1993 112.5% -1.8%
1994 112.7% +0.2%
1995 111.3% -1.3%
1996 112.3% +0.9%
1997 112.5% +0.2%
1998 111.7% -0.7%
1999 113.3% +1.4%
2000 115.9% +2.3%
2001 117.4% +1.3%
2002 117.8% +0.3%
2003 118.5% +0.6%
2004 105.8% -10.7%
2005 106.1% +0.4%
2006 105.9% -0.2%
2007 105.7% -0.2%
2008 105.2% -0.5%
2009 104.8% -0.4%
2010 105.0% +0.1%
2011 105.3% +0.3%
2012 105.7% +0.3%
2013 126.5% +19.7%
2014 127.6% +0.9%
2015 129.1% +1.2%
2016 129.8% +0.5%
2017 130.2% +0.3%
2018 130.6% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 97.6% 94.5% 100.1% 7
1980s 105.7% 100.5% 108.9% 10
1990s 112.4% 110.7% 114.6% 10
2000s 110.3% 104.8% 118.5% 10
2010s 121.1% 105.0% 130.6% 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 1 Sweden 142.4% compare
  2. 2 Belgium 133.7% compare
  3. 4 Costa Rica 130.3% compare
  4. 5 Ireland 124.2% compare
  5. 6 Netherlands 120.7% compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Finland?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Finland was 130.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 130.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 1972.
How does Finland rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Finland ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.