School age population, lower secondary education, female in Finland
Finland: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 87,781 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
87,781 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
130th
of 205 countries
All-time high
122,115 number
in 1970
All-time low
85,265 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Finland stood at 87,781 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Finland peaked at 122,115 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 85,265 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, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 122,115 number | — |
| 1971 | 120,725 number | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 118,971 number | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 117,597 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 116,706 number | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 116,022 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 115,333 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 114,491 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 113,382 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 111,796 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 109,954 number | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 108,267 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 106,123 number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 103,710 number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 100,539 number | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 96,792 number | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 92,661 number | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 89,198 number | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 87,273 number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 87,632 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 89,573 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 92,223 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 94,736 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 96,602 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 97,455 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 97,654 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 97,758 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 97,723 number | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 97,481 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 96,770 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 95,667 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 94,209 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 93,082 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 92,666 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 93,434 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 94,987 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 96,920 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 98,482 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 98,936 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 97,644 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 95,088 number | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 91,949 number | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 89,269 number | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 87,119 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 85,931 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 85,478 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 85,265 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 85,313 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85,619 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 86,487 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 87,781 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116,714 number | 111,796 number | 122,115 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,215 number | 87,273 number | 109,954 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,798 number | 89,573 number | 97,758 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 95,603 number | 92,666 number | 98,936 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 87,752 number | 85,265 number | 95,088 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,781 number | 87,781 number | 87,781 number | 1 |
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More education data for Finland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Finland?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Finland was 87,781 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 122,115 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,265 number in 2016.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Finland ranks 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.