School age population, upper secondary education, female in Finland
Finland: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 86,085 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Finland, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.