School age population, lower secondary education, male in Finland
Finland: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 91,969 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
91,969 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
130th
of 205 countries
All-time high
127,523 number
in 1970
All-time low
89,328 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Finland recorded 91,969 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Finland peaked at 127,523 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 89,328 number, in 2017.
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, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 127,523 number | — |
| 1971 | 126,054 number | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 124,058 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 122,513 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 121,529 number | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 120,775 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 120,003 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 119,207 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 118,052 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 116,375 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 114,447 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 112,698 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 110,410 number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 107,879 number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 104,651 number | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 100,903 number | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 96,816 number | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 93,355 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 91,435 number | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 91,801 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 93,756 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 96,449 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 98,973 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 100,872 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 101,784 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 102,067 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 102,269 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 102,320 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 102,124 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 101,396 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 100,235 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 98,705 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 97,497 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 96,988 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 97,634 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 99,056 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 100,851 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 102,278 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 102,617 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 101,286 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 98,766 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 95,723 number | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 93,229 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 91,270 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 90,178 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 89,689 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 89,344 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 89,328 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 89,662 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90,610 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 91,969 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 121,609 number | 116,375 number | 127,523 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 102,440 number | 91,435 number | 114,447 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,201 number | 93,756 number | 102,320 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,715 number | 96,988 number | 102,617 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,780 number | 89,328 number | 98,766 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,969 number | 91,969 number | 91,969 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Finland?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Finland was 91,969 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 127,523 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,328 number in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Finland ranks 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.