Official entrance age to early childhood education in Finland
Finland: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 1 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1 years
in 2013
All-time low
1 years
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Finland, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to early childhood education in Finland is 1 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Finland peaked at 1 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 2013.
Finland ranks 116th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Finland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 years | — |
| 2014 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 years | 1 years | 1 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 116 Aruba 1 years compare
- 116 Albania 1 years compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 1 years compare
- 116 Cayman Islands 1 years compare
- 116 Ghana 1 years compare
- 116 Gibraltar 1 years compare
- 116 Equatorial Guinea 1 years compare
- 116 Kazakhstan 1 years compare
- 116 Kyrgyzstan 1 years compare
- 116 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 years compare
- 116 Saint Lucia 1 years compare
- 116 Latvia 1 years compare
- 116 Morocco 1 years compare
- 116 Republic of Moldova 1 years compare
- 116 North Macedonia 1 years compare
- 116 Montenegro 1 years compare
- 116 Nigeria 1 years compare
- 116 Niue 1 years compare
- 116 Paraguay 1 years compare
- 116 Russian Federation 1 years compare
- 116 Sierra Leone 1 years compare
- 116 Serbia 1 years compare
- 116 Slovenia 1 years compare
- 116 Sweden 1 years compare
- 116 Thailand 1 years compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 1 years compare
- 116 Ukraine 1 years compare
- 116 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 years compare
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Finland?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Finland was 1 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2013.
- How does Finland rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Finland ranks 116th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release