Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland
Finland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.9737 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9737 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
41st
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 1991
All-time low
0.7095 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
53
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland stood at 0.9737 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7095 GPIA, in 1972.
Finland ranks 41st of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7246 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7095 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.723 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7283 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8025 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.805 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8096 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8116 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.8307 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8309 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8312 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8478 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.921 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9351 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9532 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9733 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9719 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9661 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9048 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8819 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8976 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9237 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9252 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9324 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8505 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8581 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8598 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8588 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.864 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8622 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8682 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8745 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8798 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9729 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.981 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9764 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9736 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9721 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9797 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9622 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9545 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9621 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9717 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9761 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9737 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7643 GPIA | 0.7095 GPIA | 0.8116 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9129 GPIA | 0.8307 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.8819 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8832 GPIA | 0.8505 GPIA | 0.9324 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9441 GPIA | 0.8682 GPIA | 0.981 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9676 GPIA | 0.9545 GPIA | 0.9761 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 176,004 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0313 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 184,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0328 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland was 0.9737 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7095 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Finland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Finland ranks 41st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release