School age population, tertiary education, male in Finland
Finland: School age population, tertiary education, male was 166,886 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Finland, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Finland recorded 166,886 number for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Finland peaked at 233,914 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 155,492 number, in 1995.
That places Finland 121st out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 232,732 number | — |
| 1971 | 233,914 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 232,639 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 227,655 number | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 221,685 number | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 216,570 number | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 211,972 number | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 208,062 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 204,549 number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 201,269 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 198,394 number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 196,496 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 195,833 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 195,686 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 195,270 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 193,988 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 191,915 number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 189,687 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 186,611 number | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 182,654 number | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 177,993 number | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 172,756 number | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 167,351 number | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 161,821 number | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 157,568 number | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 155,492 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 155,509 number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 157,706 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 161,378 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 165,012 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 167,620 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 169,403 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 170,957 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 171,512 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 171,319 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 170,696 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 169,619 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 168,766 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 167,450 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 166,437 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 166,301 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 166,301 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 169,999 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 173,345 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 175,582 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 175,794 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 174,130 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 171,053 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 166,886 number | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 219,105 number | 201,269 number | 233,914 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 192,653 number | 182,654 number | 198,394 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 163,259 number | 155,492 number | 177,993 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 169,378 number | 166,437 number | 171,512 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 171,043 number | 166,301 number | 175,794 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, male in Finland?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Finland was 166,886 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 233,914 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 155,492 number in 1995.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Finland ranks 121st out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.