Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Finland
Finland: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 31,631 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Finland recorded 31,631 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Finland peaked at 39,724 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 29,065 number, in 2009.
Finland ranks 126th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39,724 number | — |
| 1971 | 39,318 number | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 38,791 number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 38,177 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 37,482 number | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 36,700 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 35,841 number | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 35,012 number | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 33,854 number | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 32,568 number | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 31,364 number | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 30,418 number | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 29,922 number | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 30,276 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 31,164 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 32,258 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 33,254 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 33,853 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 34,063 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 34,000 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 33,797 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 33,568 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 33,453 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 33,172 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 32,810 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 32,454 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 32,184 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 32,038 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 32,307 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 32,794 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 33,296 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 33,623 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 33,615 number | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 33,050 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 32,146 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 31,128 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 30,205 number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 29,534 number | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 29,179 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 29,065 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 29,118 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 29,273 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 29,466 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 29,874 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 30,400 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 30,949 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 31,435 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 31,767 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 31,889 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 31,833 number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 31,631 number | -0.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 31,631 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 1.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Finland's 31,631 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 80% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,747 number | 32,568 number | 39,724 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,057 number | 29,922 number | 34,063 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,858 number | 32,038 number | 33,797 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,484 number | 29,065 number | 33,623 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,600 number | 29,118 number | 31,889 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,631 number | 31,631 number | 31,631 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Finland?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Finland was 31,631 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 39,724 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,065 number in 2009.
- How does Finland rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Finland ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.