School age population, upper secondary education, female in Finland

Finland: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 86,085 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
86,085 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
122nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
127,827 number
in 1970
All-time low
86,085 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Finland, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Finland recorded 86,085 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Finland peaked at 127,827 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 86,085 number, in 2020.

That places Finland 122nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Finland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Finland, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 127,827 number
1971 124,328 number -2.7%
1972 122,221 number -1.7%
1973 120,940 number -1.0%
1974 119,803 number -0.9%
1975 118,440 number -1.1%
1976 117,138 number -1.1%
1977 115,702 number -1.2%
1978 114,572 number -1.0%
1979 113,819 number -0.7%
1980 113,321 number -0.4%
1981 112,807 number -0.5%
1982 111,243 number -1.4%
1983 109,499 number -1.6%
1984 107,923 number -1.4%
1985 106,281 number -1.5%
1986 103,978 number -2.2%
1987 100,714 number -3.1%
1988 96,760 number -3.9%
1989 92,562 number -4.3%
1990 89,064 number -3.8%
1991 87,211 number -2.1%
1992 87,780 number +0.7%
1993 89,877 number +2.4%
1994 92,604 number +3.0%
1995 95,098 number +2.7%
1996 96,981 number +2.0%
1997 97,671 number +0.7%
1998 97,821 number +0.2%
1999 97,929 number +0.1%
2000 98,058 number +0.1%
2001 97,829 number -0.2%
2002 97,165 number -0.7%
2003 96,016 number -1.2%
2004 94,568 number -1.5%
2005 93,363 number -1.3%
2006 92,994 number -0.4%
2007 93,916 number +1.0%
2008 95,676 number +1.9%
2009 97,809 number +2.2%
2010 99,471 number +1.7%
2011 99,904 number +0.4%
2012 98,836 number -1.1%
2013 96,379 number -2.5%
2014 93,252 number -3.2%
2015 90,233 number -3.2%
2016 87,777 number -2.7%
2017 86,873 number -1.0%
2018 86,608 number -0.3%
2019 86,389 number -0.3%
2020 86,085 number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 119,479 number 113,819 number 127,827 number 10
1980s 105,509 number 92,562 number 113,321 number 10
1990s 93,204 number 87,211 number 97,929 number 10
2000s 95,739 number 92,994 number 98,058 number 10
2010s 92,572 number 86,389 number 99,904 number 10
2020s 86,085 number 86,085 number 86,085 number 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 119 New Zealand 89,080 number compare
  2. 120 Lebanon 88,505 number compare
  3. 121 Belarus 87,825 number compare
  4. 123 Croatia 76,653 number compare
  5. 124 Hong Kong, China 74,895 number compare
  6. 125 Gambia 74,855 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Finland?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Finland was 86,085 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 127,827 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 86,085 number in 2020.
How does Finland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Finland ranks 122nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.