School enrollment, preprimary, female in Finland
Finland: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 88.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Finland, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Finland stood at 88.3%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Finland peaked at 88.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1971.
Finland ranks 60th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.2% | — |
| 1973 | 24.3% | +41.2% |
| 1974 | 29.8% | +22.5% |
| 1975 | 32.6% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 35.5% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 37.0% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 41.6% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 47.0% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 53.3% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 17.2% | 32.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 35.5% | 47.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 48.3% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 67.7% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 88.3% | 88.3% | 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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Finland?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Finland was 88.3% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1971.
- How does Finland rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Finland ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.