Over-age students, primary, male in Finland
Finland: Over-age students, primary, male was 1.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Finland, 1993–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, male in Finland is 1.6%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Finland peaked at 1.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.
That places Finland 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.4% | — |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +60.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -54.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +39.2% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +208.7% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 152 Monaco 1.7% compare
- 153 Maldives 1.7% compare
- 154 Switzerland 1.6% compare
- 156 Palestine, State of 1.6% compare
- 157 Republic of Moldova 1.6% compare
- 158 North Macedonia 1.6% 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 over-age students, primary, male in Finland?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Finland was 1.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- How does Finland rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Finland ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.