School age population, secondary education, female in Finland
Finland: School age population, secondary education, female was 173,866 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
173,866 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
124th
of 205 countries
All-time high
249,942 number
in 1970
All-time low
172,186 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Finland is 173,866 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Finland peaked at 249,942 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 172,186 number, in 2017.
Finland ranks 124th 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, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 249,942 number | — |
| 1971 | 245,053 number | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 241,192 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 238,537 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 236,509 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 234,462 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 232,471 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 230,193 number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 227,954 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 225,615 number | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 223,275 number | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 221,074 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 217,366 number | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 213,209 number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 208,462 number | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 203,073 number | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 196,639 number | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 189,912 number | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 184,033 number | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 180,194 number | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 178,637 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 179,434 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 182,516 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 186,479 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 190,059 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 192,752 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 194,739 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 195,394 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 195,302 number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 194,699 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 193,725 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 192,038 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 190,247 number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 188,682 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 188,002 number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 188,350 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 189,914 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 192,398 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 194,612 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 195,453 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 194,559 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 191,853 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 188,105 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 183,498 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 179,183 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 175,711 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 173,042 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 172,186 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 172,227 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 172,876 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 173,866 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 236,193 number | 225,615 number | 249,942 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 203,724 number | 180,194 number | 223,275 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 189,001 number | 178,637 number | 195,394 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 191,342 number | 188,002 number | 195,453 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 180,324 number | 172,186 number | 194,559 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,866 number | 173,866 number | 173,866 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Finland?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Finland was 173,866 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 249,942 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,186 number in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Finland ranks 124th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.