School age population, primary education, male in Finland
Finland: School age population, primary education, male was 190,720 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Finland is 190,720 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Finland peaked at 243,160 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 176,874 number, in 2012.
That places Finland 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 243,160 number | — |
| 1971 | 241,074 number | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 238,611 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 236,333 number | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 233,763 number | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 230,549 number | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 226,449 number | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 222,464 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 217,427 number | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 211,569 number | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 205,190 number | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 198,492 number | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 191,815 number | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 187,250 number | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 185,424 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 186,228 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 189,583 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 193,667 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 197,548 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 200,288 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 201,917 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 202,343 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 202,516 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 202,142 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 201,410 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 200,216 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 198,547 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 196,438 number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 195,079 number | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 194,851 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 195,715 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 197,611 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 199,732 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 200,772 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 200,043 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 197,614 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 193,506 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 188,808 number | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 184,277 number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 180,710 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 178,240 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 177,056 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 176,874 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 177,448 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 178,620 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 180,452 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 182,934 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 185,703 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 188,121 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 189,831 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 190,720 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 230,140 number | 211,569 number | 243,160 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 193,548 number | 185,424 number | 205,190 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 199,546 number | 194,851 number | 202,516 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 193,879 number | 180,710 number | 200,772 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,528 number | 176,874 number | 189,831 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,720 number | 190,720 number | 190,720 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, primary education, male in Finland?
- School age population, primary education, male in Finland was 190,720 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 243,160 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,874 number in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Finland ranks 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.