Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland
Finland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
103rd
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 1974
All-time low
0.974 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
53
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.02 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.974 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Finland 103rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.999 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9986 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9835 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.974 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9788 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9953 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9843 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 0.974 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 100 Tajikistan 1.02 GPIA compare
- 101 South Korea 1.02 GPIA compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 1.02 GPIA compare
- 104 Luxembourg 1.02 GPIA compare
- 105 Sudan 1.02 GPIA compare
- 106 Spain 1.02 GPIA compare
More education data for Finland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.974 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Finland ranks 103rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release