Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Finland
Finland: Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) was 0.6281 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Finland, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.6281 GPIA for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Finland peaked at 0.6281 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2579 GPIA, in 2012.
Finland ranks 79th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2579 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.4012 GPIA | +55.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4329 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4207 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3957 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4068 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3803 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3704 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4052 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4412 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5341 GPIA | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6281 GPIA | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3832 GPIA | 0.2579 GPIA | 0.4329 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5021 GPIA | 0.4052 GPIA | 0.6281 GPIA | 4 |
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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 net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Finland?
- Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) in Finland was 0.6281 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6281 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2579 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound)?
- Finland ranks 79th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. 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 flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release