School age population, pre-primary education, male in Finland
Finland: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 121,251 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Finland, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.