Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Finland
Finland: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 5,868 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Finland, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Finland stood at 5,868. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Finland peaked at 5,868 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,090, in 2017.
That places Finland 87th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5,720 | — |
| 1999 | 5,790 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5,515 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 5,253 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 5,291 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 5,743 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 5,820 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 5,853 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5,574 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 5,485 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 5,669 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 5,596 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 5,661 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5,724 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5,579 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 5,536 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5,415 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 5,113 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 5,090 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,169 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 5,288 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5,675 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 5,806 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 5,744 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 5,773 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5,868 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,755 | 5,720 | 5,790 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,578 | 5,253 | 5,853 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,417 | 5,090 | 5,724 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,773 | 5,675 | 5,868 | 5 |
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More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Finland?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Finland was 5,868 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,868 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,090 in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- Finland ranks 87th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release