School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Finland
Finland: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 31,509 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
31,509 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
125th
of 204 countries
All-time high
41,482 number
in 1970
All-time low
29,511 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Finland is 31,509 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Finland peaked at 41,482 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 29,511 number, in 2015.
Finland ranks 125th of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41,482 number | — |
| 1971 | 40,936 number | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 40,514 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 40,276 number | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 40,040 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 39,808 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 39,448 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 38,944 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 38,212 number | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 37,487 number | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 36,895 number | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 36,166 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 34,869 number | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 33,476 number | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 32,258 number | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 30,965 number | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 30,127 number | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 30,398 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 31,292 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 32,073 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 32,941 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 33,687 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 33,941 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 33,892 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 33,942 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 34,072 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 34,076 number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33,752 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 33,310 number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 32,895 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 32,358 number | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 32,035 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 32,371 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 32,990 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 33,466 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 34,011 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 34,262 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 33,740 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 32,744 number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 31,830 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 30,867 number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 30,035 number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 29,726 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 29,702 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 29,629 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 29,511 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 29,548 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29,943 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 30,497 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 31,006 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 31,509 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39,715 number | 37,487 number | 41,482 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,852 number | 30,127 number | 36,895 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,651 number | 32,895 number | 34,076 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,981 number | 31,830 number | 34,262 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,046 number | 29,511 number | 31,006 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,509 number | 31,509 number | 31,509 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 122 Ireland 34,204 number compare
- 123 New Zealand 33,102 number compare
- 124 Norway 32,948 number compare
- 126 Hong Kong, China 30,530 number compare
- 127 Mongolia 30,188 number compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29,575 number compare
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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Finland?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Finland was 31,509 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 41,482 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,511 number in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Finland ranks 125th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.