School enrollment, primary, private in Finland
Finland: School enrollment, primary, private was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Finland, 1989–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, private in Finland stood at 1.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Finland peaked at 2.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1989.
Finland ranks 178th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.8% | — |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 175 Cape Verde 2.2% compare
- 176 Malawi 2.1% compare
- 177 Mozambique 2.0% compare
- 179 Algeria 1.8% compare
- 180 Republic of Korea 1.7% compare
- 181 Kazakhstan 1.6% compare
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Finland?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Finland was 1.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1989.
- How does Finland rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Finland ranks 178th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.