Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Finland
Finland: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 15,172 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Finland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Finland recorded 15,172 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Finland peaked at 15,172 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,913 number, in 2001.
That places Finland 65th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13,499 number | — |
| 1999 | 13,875 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 13,562 number | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 12,913 number | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 13,217 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 14,583 number | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 14,846 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 15,008 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 15,030 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 13,555 number | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 14,125 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 14,406 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 14,754 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 14,949 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 14,516 number | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 14,538 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 14,593 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 14,877 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 15,172 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,687 number | 13,499 number | 13,875 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 14,093 number | 12,913 number | 15,030 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 14,726 number | 14,406 number | 15,172 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Finland?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Finland was 15,172 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 15,172 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,913 number in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Finland ranks 65th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.