Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Finland
Finland: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 73.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Finland, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 73.6% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Finland peaked at 74.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1998.
That places Finland 31st out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 70.2% | — |
| 1999 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 71.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 72.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.4% | 70.2% | 70.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 71.1% | 72.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 72.0% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 73.6% | 74.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Finland?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Finland was 73.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Finland ranks 31st out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release