School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Finland
Finland: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 356,316 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
356,316 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
125th
of 205 countries
All-time high
511,496 number
in 1970
All-time low
352,964 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Finland recorded 356,316 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Finland peaked at 511,496 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 352,964 number, in 2017.
Finland ranks 125th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 511,496 number | — |
| 1971 | 501,518 number | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 493,249 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 487,549 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 483,204 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 478,827 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 474,563 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 470,114 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 465,601 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 460,781 number | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 455,928 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 451,370 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 443,671 number | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 435,131 number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 425,456 number | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 414,532 number | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 401,579 number | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 388,016 number | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 376,225 number | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 368,569 number | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 365,507 number | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 367,203 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 373,395 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 381,366 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 388,600 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 394,098 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 398,211 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 399,687 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 399,643 number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 398,526 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 396,612 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 393,222 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 389,525 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 386,229 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 384,678 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 385,184 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 388,105 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 392,872 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 397,059 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 398,539 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 396,622 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 391,194 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 383,864 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 374,964 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 366,683 number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 359,997 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 354,762 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 352,964 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 352,970 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 354,271 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 356,316 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 482,690 number | 460,781 number | 511,496 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 416,048 number | 368,569 number | 455,928 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 386,624 number | 365,507 number | 399,687 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 391,202 number | 384,678 number | 398,539 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 368,829 number | 352,964 number | 396,622 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 356,316 number | 356,316 number | 356,316 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Finland?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Finland was 356,316 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 511,496 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 352,964 number in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Finland ranks 125th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.