School age population, secondary education, male in Finland
Finland: School age population, secondary education, male was 195,245 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, male in Finland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Finland recorded 195,245 for school age population, secondary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Finland peaked at 202,977 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 180,941, in 2016.
That places Finland 127th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 199,509 | — |
| 2002 | 197,925 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 196,278 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 196,562 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 197,592 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 200,300 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 202,379 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 202,977 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 202,723 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 200,284 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 197,277 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 192,527 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 189,361 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 186,109 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 182,977 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 180,941 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 181,467 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 182,586 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 182,329 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 183,546 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 185,570 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 188,224 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 191,341 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 195,245 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 199,583 | 196,278 | 202,977 | 9 |
| 2010s | 187,586 | 180,941 | 200,284 | 10 |
| 2020s | 188,785 | 183,546 | 195,245 | 5 |
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More education data for Finland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Finland?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Finland was 195,245 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 202,977 in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,941 in 2016.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Finland ranks 127th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release