School enrollment, preprimary in Finland
Finland: School enrollment, preprimary was 88.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary 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 in Finland stood at 88.4%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Finland peaked at 88.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1971.
That places Finland 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6% | 16.9% | 32.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 27.4% | 32.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 33.5% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 48.5% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 67.8% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 88.4% | 88.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 59 Philippines 90.2% compare
- 60 Cayman Islands 89.3% compare
- 61 Lithuania 89.1% compare
- 63 British Virgin Islands 87.9% compare
- 64 Malaysia 87.5% compare
- 65 Japan 86.7% compare
More education data for Finland
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 30,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.29 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Finland?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Finland was 88.4% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1971.
- How does Finland rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Finland ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 (% 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.