Secondary education, vocational pupils in Finland

Finland: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 50.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
50.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 191 countries
All-time high
55.2%
in 1992
All-time low
42.4%
in 1972
Years of data
46
1971–2017

Secondary education, vocational pupils in Finland, 1971–2017

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Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.

Analysis

Finland recorded 50.5% for secondary education, vocational pupils in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Finland peaked at 55.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 1972.

Finland ranks 28th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Secondary education, vocational pupils in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Finland, 1971 to 2017.
Year % female Change
1971 42.9%
1972 42.4% -1.1%
1973 43.5% +2.5%
1974 43.7% +0.5%
1976 46.7% +6.8%
1977 46.3% -0.8%
1978 46.4% +0.1%
1979 46.4% +0.0%
1980 47.2% +1.7%
1981 47.1% -0.2%
1982 47.2% +0.4%
1983 47.9% +1.4%
1984 50.8% +6.1%
1985 51.3% +1.1%
1986 51.7% +0.6%
1987 52.1% +0.9%
1988 52.9% +1.4%
1989 52.7% -0.4%
1990 54.1% +2.7%
1991 55.0% +1.7%
1992 55.2% +0.5%
1993 54.4% -1.5%
1994 53.1% -2.4%
1995 51.7% -2.5%
1996 53.8% +4.1%
1997 51.2% -4.9%
1998 48.7% -4.9%
1999 47.9% -1.7%
2000 48.4% +1.0%
2001 49.3% +2.0%
2002 49.5% +0.3%
2003 49.6% +0.1%
2004 46.0% -7.2%
2005 46.2% +0.4%
2006 46.2% +0.0%
2007 46.3% +0.2%
2008 46.5% +0.6%
2009 46.5% -0.0%
2010 46.7% +0.3%
2011 46.8% +0.3%
2012 47.0% +0.4%
2013 50.5% +7.6%
2014 50.7% +0.4%
2015 50.6% -0.2%
2016 50.5% -0.2%
2017 50.5% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 44.8% 42.4% 46.7% 8
1980s 50.1% 47.1% 52.9% 10
1990s 52.5% 47.9% 55.2% 10
2000s 47.5% 46.0% 49.6% 10
2010s 49.2% 46.7% 50.7% 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 25 Guatemala 51.0% compare
  2. 26 Belgium 50.5% compare
  3. 27 Liberia 50.5% compare
  4. 29 United Kingdom 50.4% compare
  5. 30 Azerbaijan 50.1% compare
  6. 31 El Salvador 49.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, vocational pupils in Finland?
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Finland was 50.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 1992.
What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 1972.
How does Finland rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
Finland ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,305 data points, 1970–2019
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Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.