Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Finland
Finland: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 61.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Finland, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Finland is 61.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Finland peaked at 61.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2014.
That places Finland 8th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41.0% | — |
| 2014 | 40.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.8% | 40.9% | 51.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 54.0% | 61.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Finland?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Finland was 61.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2014.
- How does Finland rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release