School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Finland
Finland: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 179,750 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
179,750 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
130th
of 205 countries
All-time high
249,638 number
in 1970
All-time low
174,609 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Finland recorded 179,750 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Finland peaked at 249,638 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 174,609 number, in 2016.
That places Finland 130th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 249,638 number | — |
| 1971 | 246,779 number | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 243,029 number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 240,110 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 238,235 number | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 236,797 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 235,336 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 233,698 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 231,434 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 228,171 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 224,401 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 220,965 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 216,533 number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 211,589 number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 205,190 number | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 197,695 number | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 189,477 number | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 182,553 number | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 178,708 number | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 179,433 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 183,329 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 188,672 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 193,709 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 197,474 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 199,239 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 199,721 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 200,027 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 200,043 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 199,605 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 198,166 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 195,902 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 192,914 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 190,579 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 189,654 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 191,068 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 194,043 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 197,771 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 200,760 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 201,553 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 198,930 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 193,854 number | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 187,672 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 182,498 number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 178,389 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 176,109 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 175,167 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 174,609 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 174,641 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 175,281 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 177,097 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 179,750 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 238,323 number | 228,171 number | 249,638 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 200,654 number | 178,708 number | 224,401 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 195,998 number | 183,329 number | 200,043 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 195,317 number | 189,654 number | 201,553 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,532 number | 174,609 number | 193,854 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 179,750 number | 179,750 number | 179,750 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Finland?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Finland was 179,750 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 249,638 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 174,609 number in 2016.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Finland ranks 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.