School enrollment, primary in Finland
Finland: School enrollment, primary was 98.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Finland, 1972–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary in Finland stood at 98.6%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Finland peaked at 99.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 1972.
That places Finland 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary in Finland, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 81.1% | — |
| 1979 | 97.0% | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 98.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 97.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 98.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.7%, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Finland's 98.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.1% | 81.1% | 97.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 98.9% | 98.3% | 99.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 96.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.2% | 99.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Finland?
- School enrollment, primary in Finland was 98.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 1972.
- How does Finland rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Finland ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.