School life expectancy, secondary, male in Finland
Finland: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 7.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Finland, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Finland is 7.86 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Finland peaked at 8.37 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.31 years, in 2009.
That places Finland 17th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.37 years | — |
| 2002 | 7.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.53 years | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 6.47 years | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 6.52 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.48 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.42 years | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.36 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.31 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.1 years | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 8.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.24 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 7.98 years | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 7.93 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 7.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.87 years | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.86 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.76 years | 6.31 years | 7.53 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.66 years | 6.35 years | 8.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.91 years | 7.86 years | 7.98 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, secondary, male in Finland?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Finland was 7.86 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.37 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 years in 2009.
- How does Finland rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Finland ranks 17th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release