Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland
Finland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 56.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
56.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
212th
of 217 countries
All-time high
78.2%
in 1976
All-time low
51.2%
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
Finland recorded 56.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Finland peaked at 78.2% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2017.
Finland ranks 212th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 | 76.8% | — |
| 1972 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 75.5% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 74.9% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 78.2% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 76.9% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 76.2% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 75.1% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 74.8% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 73.6% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 73.1% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 71.9% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 70.4% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 70.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 70.2% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 70.2% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 70.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 72.4% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 71.8% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 70.2% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 69.5% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 67.4% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.3% | 74.9% | 78.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 71.6% | 70.2% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 67.4% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 61.4% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 51.2% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 55.7% | 56.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 56.2% 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 78.2% in 1976.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Finland ranks 212th 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 6.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release