School age population, pre-primary education, female in Finland

Finland: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 115,586 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
115,586 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
114th
of 206 countries
All-time high
130,780 number
in 1986
All-time low
67,868 number
in 1975
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, pre-primary education, female in Finland, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) in Finland, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 111 Serbia 127,559 number compare
  2. 112 Austria 124,998 number compare
  3. 113 Portugal 122,322 number compare
  4. 115 Lebanon 105,279 number compare
  5. 116 United Arab Emirates 101,676 number compare
  6. 117 Eritrea 94,276 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

More education data for Finland

All data for Finland →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, pre-primary education, female in Finland. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-pre-primary-education-female-number/finland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-pre-primary-education-female-number/finland/">School age population, pre-primary education, female in Finland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.