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

Finland: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 121,251 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
121,251 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
114th
of 206 countries
All-time high
136,634 number
in 1986
All-time low
70,732 number
in 1975
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, pre-primary education, male 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, male in Finland is 121,251 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Finland peaked at 136,634 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 70,732 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, male in Finland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in Finland, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 78,385 number
1971 77,075 number -1.7%
1972 75,653 number -1.8%
1973 74,115 number -2.0%
1974 72,473 number -2.2%
1975 70,732 number -2.4%
1976 134,089 number +89.6%
1977 129,793 number -3.2%
1978 125,269 number -3.5%
1979 121,442 number -3.1%
1980 120,434 number -0.8%
1981 120,424 number -0.0%
1982 123,689 number +2.7%
1983 128,663 number +4.0%
1984 133,839 number +4.0%
1985 135,516 number +1.3%
1986 136,634 number +0.8%
1987 136,332 number -0.2%
1988 134,954 number -1.0%
1989 133,118 number -1.4%
1990 132,337 number -0.6%
1991 131,599 number -0.6%
1992 130,278 number -1.0%
1993 128,857 number -1.1%
1994 127,744 number -0.9%
1995 128,084 number +0.3%
1996 128,457 number +0.3%
1997 130,141 number +1.3%
1998 132,351 number +1.7%
1999 134,141 number +1.4%
2000 133,013 number -0.8%
2001 131,409 number -1.2%
2002 127,916 number -2.7%
2003 123,398 number -3.5%
2004 118,927 number -3.6%
2005 117,093 number -1.5%
2006 115,777 number -1.1%
2007 115,427 number -0.3%
2008 116,030 number +0.5%
2009 117,215 number +1.0%
2010 118,014 number +0.7%
2011 119,126 number +0.9%
2012 121,101 number +1.7%
2013 123,347 number +1.9%
2014 125,410 number +1.7%
2015 126,384 number +0.8%
2016 126,751 number +0.3%
2017 126,288 number -0.4%
2018 125,066 number -1.0%
2019 123,256 number -1.4%
2020 121,251 number -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 95,903 number 70,732 number 134,089 number 10
1980s 130,360 number 120,424 number 136,634 number 10
1990s 130,399 number 127,744 number 134,141 number 10
2000s 121,620 number 115,427 number 133,013 number 10
2010s 123,474 number 118,014 number 126,751 number 10
2020s 121,251 number 121,251 number 121,251 number 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 111 Serbia 135,580 number compare
  2. 112 Austria 133,145 number compare
  3. 113 Portugal 130,406 number compare
  4. 115 Lebanon 109,151 number compare
  5. 116 United Arab Emirates 104,318 number compare
  6. 117 Eritrea 98,678 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Finland?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Finland was 121,251 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 136,634 number in 1986.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 70,732 number in 1975.
How does Finland rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Finland ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (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
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.