School age population, primary education, male in Finland

Finland: School age population, primary education, male was 190,720 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
190,720 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
121st
of 206 countries
All-time high
243,160 number
in 1970
All-time low
176,874 number
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, male in Finland, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 118 New Zealand 194,152 number compare
  2. 119 Hungary 191,562 number compare
  3. 120 Gambia 191,561 number compare
  4. 122 Hong Kong, China 186,382 number compare
  5. 123 Botswana 183,595 number compare
  6. 124 Lebanon 176,120 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.