Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Finland
Finland: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 79.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Finland, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Finland stood at 79.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Finland peaked at 80.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 1973.
That places Finland 93rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 60.8% | — |
| 1973 | 60.0% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 63.5% | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 61.2% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 68.1% | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 70.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 73.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.4% | 60.0% | 63.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 68.1% | 71.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 71.7% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 78.6% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.2% | 79.9% | 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 primary education who are female in Finland?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Finland was 79.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 1973.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Finland ranks 93rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release