Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland
Finland: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 48.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland stood at 48.8%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland peaked at 48.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1976.
That places Finland 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.2% | — |
| 1972 | 23.3% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 24.5% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 25.1% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 23.1% | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 23.8% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 26.4% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 29.6% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 29.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 29.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 29.3% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 29.1% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 27.6% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 29.8% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 29.7% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 28.7% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 30.5% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +37.5% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.7% | 21.8% | 25.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 25.2% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 27.3% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 30.4% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 33.0% | 48.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Finland was 48.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1976.
- How does Finland rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Finland ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.