Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland
Finland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 57.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
57.4%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
214th
of 217 countries
All-time high
83.4%
in 1972
All-time low
52.5%
in 2017
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland stood at 57.4%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland peaked at 83.4% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2017.
That places Finland 214th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 83.2% | — |
| 1972 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 82.3% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 81.7% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 81.4% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 80.7% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 79.8% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 78.1% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 77.6% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 76.2% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 72.8% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 71.6% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 71.0% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 70.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 69.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 70.1% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 72.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 71.2% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 65.9% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 57.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.9% | 79.8% | 83.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 70.6% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 69.9% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 64.0% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 52.5% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 56.9% | 57.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 176,004 (2024)
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 57.4% 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 83.4% in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Finland ranks 214th out of 217 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 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 53 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release