Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Finland
Finland: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 42,938 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Finland, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Finland is 42,938, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Finland peaked at 44,843 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28,595, in 1978.
That places Finland 95th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32,247 | — |
| 1972 | 33,351 | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 33,993 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 35,419 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 36,151 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 33,475 | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 30,799 | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 28,595 | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 32,650 | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 33,077 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 33,958 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 34,248 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 37,098 | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 37,356 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 39,267 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 38,776 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 37,925 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 39,276 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 41,555 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 41,953 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 41,982 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 43,840 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 44,170 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 42,991 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 43,319 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 43,076 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 44,493 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 44,843 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 42,578 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 42,085 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 41,842 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 40,768 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 40,018 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 39,691 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 39,860 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 40,698 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 41,677 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 42,047 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 42,387 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 42,938 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,964 | 28,595 | 36,151 | 9 |
| 1980s | 35,147 | 33,077 | 37,356 | 5 |
| 1990s | 39,267 | 39,267 | 39,267 | 1 |
| 2000s | 41,579 | 37,925 | 44,170 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,925 | 39,691 | 44,843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,949 | 40,698 | 42,938 | 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 secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Finland?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Finland was 42,938 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 44,843 in 2012.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,595 in 1978.
- How does Finland rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Finland ranks 95th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.