Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Finland
Finland: Students by ISCED level, age and sex was 1.39 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
1.39 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.40 million
in 2008
All-time low
1.22 million
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Finland, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, students by isced level, age and sex in Finland stood at 1.39 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, age and sex in Finland peaked at 1.40 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million, in 1998.
That places Finland 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 1.22 million | 1.25 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.35 million | 1.28 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.39 million | 1.40 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, age and sex in Finland?
- Students by isced level, age and sex in Finland was 1.39 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for students by isced level, age and sex?
- Finland ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, age and sex rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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