Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland
Finland: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 19,212 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland stood at 19,212 number. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland peaked at 19,212 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,191 number, in 1971.
Finland ranks 54th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,191 number | — |
| 1972 | 1,505 number | +26.4% |
| 1973 | 1,700 number | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 1,975 number | +16.2% |
| 1975 | 2,147 number | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 8,765 number | +308.2% |
| 1996 | 8,609 number | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 9,807 number | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 10,334 number | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 10,434 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 10,585 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 10,859 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 11,219 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 11,295 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11,334 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 11,482 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 12,538 number | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 12,856 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 13,472 number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 14,198 number | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 14,961 number | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 15,611 number | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 16,409 number | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 16,985 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 17,923 number | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 18,522 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 19,212 number | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,704 number | 1,191 number | 2,147 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 9,590 number | 8,609 number | 10,434 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,738 number | 10,585 number | 13,472 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 16,728 number | 14,198 number | 19,212 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Finland was 19,212 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 19,212 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,191 number in 1971.
- How does Finland rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Finland ranks 54th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.