School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Finland
Finland: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 30,149 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
30,149 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
124th
of 204 countries
All-time high
39,802 number
in 1970
All-time low
28,232 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Finland stood at 30,149 number.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Finland peaked at 39,802 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 28,232 number, in 2015.
That places Finland 124th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39,802 number | — |
| 1971 | 39,314 number | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 38,924 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 38,696 number | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 38,473 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 38,256 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 37,923 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 37,425 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 36,716 number | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 36,021 number | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 35,454 number | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 34,742 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 33,486 number | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 32,106 number | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 30,883 number | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 29,572 number | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 28,713 number | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 28,989 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 29,890 number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 30,669 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 31,525 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 32,250 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 32,491 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 32,419 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 32,443 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 32,542 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 32,521 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 32,204 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 31,788 number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 31,398 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 30,886 number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 30,593 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 30,972 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 31,640 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 32,164 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 32,754 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 33,038 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 32,532 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 31,527 number | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 30,597 number | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 29,602 number | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 28,734 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 28,390 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 28,370 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 28,313 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 28,232 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28,307 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 28,656 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 29,159 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 29,645 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 30,149 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,155 number | 36,021 number | 39,802 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,450 number | 28,713 number | 35,454 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,158 number | 31,398 number | 32,542 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,670 number | 30,593 number | 33,038 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,741 number | 28,232 number | 29,645 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,149 number | 30,149 number | 30,149 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Finland?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Finland was 30,149 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 39,802 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,232 number in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Finland ranks 124th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.