School age population, pre-primary education, female in Finland
Finland: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 115,586 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Finland is 115,586 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Finland peaked at 130,780 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 67,868 number, in 1975.
Finland ranks 114th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75,316 number | — |
| 1971 | 73,989 number | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 72,636 number | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 71,162 number | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 69,569 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 67,868 number | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 128,402 number | +89.2% |
| 1977 | 124,106 number | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 119,615 number | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 115,816 number | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 114,793 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 114,727 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 117,988 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 122,931 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 128,055 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 129,692 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 130,780 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 130,434 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 129,016 number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 127,155 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 126,401 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 125,690 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 124,461 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 123,159 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 122,170 number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 122,617 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 123,096 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 124,959 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 127,343 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 129,279 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 128,228 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 126,664 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 123,126 number | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 118,524 number | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 113,950 number | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 112,067 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 110,696 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 110,308 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 110,900 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 112,091 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 112,892 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 113,987 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 115,888 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 118,022 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 119,962 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 120,849 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 121,141 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 120,620 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 119,368 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 117,558 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 115,586 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91,848 number | 67,868 number | 128,402 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 124,557 number | 114,727 number | 130,780 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 124,918 number | 122,170 number | 129,279 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 116,655 number | 110,308 number | 128,228 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,029 number | 112,892 number | 121,141 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,586 number | 115,586 number | 115,586 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Finland?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Finland was 115,586 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 130,780 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,868 number in 1975.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Finland ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.