School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Finland
Finland: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 53,069 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
53,069
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
134th
of 222 countries
All-time high
65,224
in 2001
All-time low
53,069
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Finland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Finland recorded 53,069 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Finland peaked at 65,224 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 53,069, in 2024.
Finland ranks 134th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65,224 | — |
| 2002 | 63,328 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 60,951 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 59,587 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 57,250 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 57,997 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 57,259 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 56,748 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 56,487 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 57,624 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 58,858 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 58,901 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 60,394 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 60,379 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 61,272 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 62,095 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 62,645 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 61,644 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 61,378 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 60,087 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 59,376 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 57,208 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 55,071 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 53,069 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59,426 | 56,487 | 65,224 | 9 |
| 2010s | 60,519 | 57,624 | 62,645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,962 | 53,069 | 60,087 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 131 Costa Rica 56,894 compare
- 132 Botswana 55,372 compare
- 133 Lesotho 53,577 compare
- 135 Georgia 51,239 compare
- 136 Equatorial Guinea 48,454 compare
- 137 Hong Kong, China 48,400 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, one year before the official primary entry in Finland?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Finland was 53,069 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 65,224 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,069 in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Finland ranks 134th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release