School age population, tertiary education, female in Finland
Finland: School age population, tertiary education, female was 159,405 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Finland, 1970–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.