Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Finland
Finland: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.0997 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Finland, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Finland is 0.0997 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Finland peaked at 0.0997 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.057 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Finland ranks 174th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | 0.057 units per square kilometre | 0.09 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | 0.0875 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | 0.0705 units per square kilometre | 0.0765 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | 0.0763 units per square kilometre | 0.0847 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0865 units per square kilometre | 0.0814 units per square kilometre | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0947 units per square kilometre | 0.0914 units per square kilometre | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 171 Argentina 0.1055 units per square kilometre compare
- 172 Zambia 0.1051 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 New Zealand 0.101 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Eritrea 0.0992 units per square kilometre compare
- 176 Brazil 0.0981 units per square kilometre compare
- 177 Oman 0.0974 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Finland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Finland?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Finland was 0.0997 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0997 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.057 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Finland rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 174th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.