Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Finland
Finland: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 74.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Finland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 74.6% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Finland peaked at 74.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1998.
That places Finland 19th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
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% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
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 | 73.1% | 72.0% | 74.6% | 8 |
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 74.6% in 2018, 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 74.6% in 2018.
- 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 19th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.