School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland
Finland: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 236,837 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
236,837 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
114th
of 206 countries
All-time high
267,414 number
in 1986
All-time low
138,600 number
in 1975
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland is 236,837 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland peaked at 267,414 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 138,600 number, in 1975.
That places Finland 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 153,701 number | — |
| 1971 | 151,064 number | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 148,289 number | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 145,277 number | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 142,042 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 138,600 number | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 262,491 number | +89.4% |
| 1977 | 253,899 number | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 244,884 number | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 237,258 number | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 235,227 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 235,151 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 241,677 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 251,594 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 261,894 number | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 265,208 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 267,414 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 266,766 number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 263,970 number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 260,273 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 258,738 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 257,289 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 254,739 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 252,016 number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 249,914 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 250,701 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 251,553 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 255,100 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 259,694 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 263,420 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 261,241 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 258,073 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 251,042 number | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 241,922 number | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 232,877 number | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 229,160 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 226,473 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 225,735 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 226,930 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 229,306 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 230,906 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 233,113 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 236,989 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 241,369 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 245,372 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 247,233 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 247,892 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 246,908 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 244,434 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 240,814 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 236,837 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 187,750 number | 138,600 number | 262,491 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 254,917 number | 235,151 number | 267,414 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 255,316 number | 249,914 number | 263,420 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 238,276 number | 225,735 number | 261,241 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 241,503 number | 230,906 number | 247,892 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,837 number | 236,837 number | 236,837 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland was 236,837 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 267,414 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,600 number in 1975.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Finland ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.