School age population, tertiary education, female in Finland

Finland: School age population, tertiary education, female was 159,405 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
159,405 number
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
120th
of 203 countries
All-time high
221,386 number
in 1971
All-time low
148,719 number
in 1995
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School age population, tertiary education, female in Finland, 1970–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in Finland stood at 159,405 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Finland peaked at 221,386 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 148,719 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, female in Finland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in Finland, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 220,811 number
1971 221,386 number +0.3%
1972 220,308 number -0.5%
1973 215,883 number -2.0%
1974 210,596 number -2.4%
1975 206,129 number -2.1%
1976 202,159 number -1.9%
1977 198,531 number -1.8%
1978 195,142 number -1.7%
1979 191,888 number -1.7%
1980 189,012 number -1.5%
1981 187,099 number -1.0%
1982 186,816 number -0.2%
1983 186,958 number +0.1%
1984 186,736 number -0.1%
1985 185,617 number -0.6%
1986 183,731 number -1.0%
1987 181,915 number -1.0%
1988 179,279 number -1.4%
1989 175,716 number -2.0%
1990 171,334 number -2.5%
1991 166,249 number -3.0%
1992 160,777 number -3.3%
1993 155,149 number -3.5%
1994 150,823 number -2.8%
1995 148,719 number -1.4%
1996 148,740 number +0.0%
1997 150,845 number +1.4%
1998 154,447 number +2.4%
1999 158,020 number +2.3%
2000 160,555 number +1.6%
2001 162,240 number +1.0%
2002 163,561 number +0.8%
2003 163,950 number +0.2%
2004 163,686 number -0.2%
2005 163,071 number -0.4%
2006 162,041 number -0.6%
2007 160,976 number -0.7%
2008 159,556 number -0.9%
2009 158,559 number -0.6%
2010 158,537 number -0.0%
2011 158,537 number +0.0%
2012 162,616 number +2.6%
2013 166,247 number +2.2%
2014 168,786 number +1.5%
2015 169,186 number +0.2%
2016 167,521 number -1.0%
2017 164,021 number -2.1%
2018 159,405 number -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 208,283 number 191,888 number 221,386 number 10
1980s 184,288 number 175,716 number 189,012 number 10
1990s 156,510 number 148,719 number 171,334 number 10
2000s 161,820 number 158,559 number 163,950 number 10
2010s 163,873 number 158,537 number 169,186 number 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 117 Norway 168,161 number compare
  2. 118 Panama 166,154 number compare
  3. 119 Bulgaria 159,914 number compare
  4. 121 New Zealand 156,708 number compare
  5. 122 Slovakia 155,233 number compare
  6. 123 Eritrea 150,703 number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Finland?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Finland was 159,405 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 221,386 number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 148,719 number in 1995.
How does Finland rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Finland ranks 120th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.