School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Finland
Finland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 14.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Finland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Finland recorded 14.69 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Finland peaked at 15.17 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.6 years, in 2009.
Finland ranks 8th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.13 years | — |
| 2002 | 14.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.73 years | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 12.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 12.72 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.67 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.63 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.6 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.8 years | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 14.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 14.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.66 years | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 14.81 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.73 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 14.69 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.18 years | 12.6 years | 14.25 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.24 years | 12.62 years | 15.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.71 years | 14.64 years | 14.81 years | 5 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Finland?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Finland was 14.69 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.17 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6 years in 2009.
- How does Finland rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release