School age population, upper secondary education, male in Finland

Finland: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 90,481 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
90,481 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
122nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
134,031 number
in 1970
All-time low
90,481 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Finland recorded 90,481 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Finland peaked at 134,031 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 90,481 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, male in Finland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Finland, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 134,031 number
1971 130,411 number -2.7%
1972 127,999 number -1.8%
1973 126,499 number -1.2%
1974 125,166 number -1.1%
1975 123,590 number -1.3%
1976 122,089 number -1.2%
1977 120,714 number -1.1%
1978 119,595 number -0.9%
1979 118,791 number -0.7%
1980 118,206 number -0.5%
1981 117,598 number -0.5%
1982 115,895 number -1.4%
1983 114,043 number -1.6%
1984 112,343 number -1.5%
1985 110,556 number -1.6%
1986 108,124 number -2.2%
1987 104,749 number -3.1%
1988 100,757 number -3.8%
1989 96,574 number -4.2%
1990 93,114 number -3.6%
1991 91,320 number -1.9%
1992 91,906 number +0.6%
1993 94,015 number +2.3%
1994 96,757 number +2.9%
1995 99,279 number +2.6%
1996 101,203 number +1.9%
1997 101,973 number +0.8%
1998 102,217 number +0.2%
1999 102,431 number +0.2%
2000 102,652 number +0.2%
2001 102,479 number -0.2%
2002 101,781 number -0.7%
2003 100,559 number -1.2%
2004 99,042 number -1.5%
2005 97,778 number -1.3%
2006 97,340 number -0.4%
2007 98,196 number +0.9%
2008 99,830 number +1.7%
2009 101,800 number +2.0%
2010 103,297 number +1.5%
2011 103,618 number +0.3%
2012 102,530 number -1.1%
2013 100,196 number -2.3%
2014 97,322 number -2.9%
2015 94,597 number -2.8%
2016 92,376 number -2.3%
2017 91,450 number -1.0%
2018 91,081 number -0.4%
2019 90,785 number -0.3%
2020 90,481 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 124,888 number 118,791 number 134,031 number 10
1980s 109,884 number 96,574 number 118,206 number 10
1990s 97,422 number 91,320 number 102,431 number 10
2000s 100,146 number 97,340 number 102,652 number 10
2010s 96,725 number 90,785 number 103,618 number 10
2020s 90,481 number 90,481 number 90,481 number 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 119 Belarus 92,809 number compare
  2. 120 New Zealand 92,513 number compare
  3. 121 Lebanon 91,157 number compare
  4. 123 Croatia 81,042 number compare
  5. 124 Hong Kong, China 79,436 number compare
  6. 125 Gambia 75,025 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Finland?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Finland was 90,481 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 134,031 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 90,481 number in 2020.
How does Finland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Finland ranks 122nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.