Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Finland
Finland: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 1.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Finland, 1979–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.3% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Finland peaked at 1.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.
That places Finland 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -61.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +37.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -39.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +169.6% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +169.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| 1993 | -61.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.23 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Finland?
- Over-age students, primary in Finland was 1.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- How does Finland rank for over-age students, primary?
- Finland ranks 161st out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 (% of 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.