Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Finland
Finland: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 78.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Finland, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 78.5% for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Finland peaked at 87.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2019.
That places Finland 27th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 87.3% | — |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.3% | 76.0% | 87.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 76.1% | 78.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 24 San Marino 80.0% compare
- 25 Croatia 79.7% compare
- 26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 79.5% compare
- 28 Sweden 78.2% compare
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 70.6%
- 30 Brazil 66.9% compare
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Finland?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Finland was 78.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Finland ranks 27th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release