School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland
Finland: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 176,566 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
176,566 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
122nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
261,858 number
in 1970
All-time low
176,566 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland stood at 176,566 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland peaked at 261,858 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 176,566 number, in 2020.
Finland ranks 122nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 261,858 number | — |
| 1971 | 254,739 number | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 250,220 number | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 247,439 number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 244,969 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 242,030 number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 239,227 number | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 236,416 number | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 234,167 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 232,610 number | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 231,527 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 230,405 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 227,138 number | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 223,542 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 220,266 number | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 216,837 number | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 212,102 number | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 205,463 number | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 197,517 number | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 189,136 number | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 182,178 number | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 178,531 number | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 179,686 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 183,892 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 189,361 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 194,377 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 198,184 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 199,644 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 200,038 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 200,360 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 200,710 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 200,308 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 198,946 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 196,575 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 193,610 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 191,141 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 190,334 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 192,112 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 195,506 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 199,609 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 202,768 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 203,522 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 201,366 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 196,575 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 190,574 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 184,830 number | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 180,153 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 178,323 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 177,689 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 177,174 number | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 176,566 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 244,368 number | 232,610 number | 261,858 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 215,393 number | 189,136 number | 231,527 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 190,625 number | 178,531 number | 200,360 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 195,885 number | 190,334 number | 200,710 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 189,297 number | 177,174 number | 203,522 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 176,566 number | 176,566 number | 176,566 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland was 176,566 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 261,858 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,566 number in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Finland ranks 122nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.