School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Finland
Finland: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 326,291 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
326,291 number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
120th
of 203 countries
All-time high
455,300 number
in 1971
All-time low
304,211 number
in 1995
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Finland, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Finland recorded 326,291 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Finland peaked at 455,300 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 304,211 number, in 1995.
Finland ranks 120th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 453,543 number | — |
| 1971 | 455,300 number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 452,947 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 443,538 number | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 432,281 number | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 422,699 number | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 414,131 number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 406,593 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 399,691 number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 393,157 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 387,406 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 383,595 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 382,649 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 382,644 number | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 382,006 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 379,605 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 375,646 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 371,602 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 365,890 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 358,370 number | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 349,327 number | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 339,005 number | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 328,128 number | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 316,970 number | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 308,391 number | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 304,211 number | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 304,249 number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 308,551 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 315,825 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 323,032 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 328,175 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 331,643 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 334,518 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 335,462 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 335,005 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 333,767 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 331,660 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 329,742 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 327,006 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 324,996 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 324,838 number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 324,838 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 332,615 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 339,592 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 344,368 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 344,980 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 341,651 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 335,074 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 326,291 number | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 427,388 number | 393,157 number | 455,300 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 376,941 number | 358,370 number | 387,406 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 319,769 number | 304,211 number | 349,327 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 331,197 number | 324,996 number | 335,462 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 334,916 number | 324,838 number | 344,980 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Finland?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Finland was 326,291 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 455,300 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 304,211 number in 1995.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Finland ranks 120th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.