Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Finland
Finland: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0039 number per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Finland, 1972–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Finland stood at 0.0039 number per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Finland peaked at 0.0039 number per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 number per person, in 1972.
Finland ranks 80th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Finland, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0023 number per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0025 number per person | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 number per person | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 number per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 number per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 number per person | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.003 number per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 number per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 number per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 number per person | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 number per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 number per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 number per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 number per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 number per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 number per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 number per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 number per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 number per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 number per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 number per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 number per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 number per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 number per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 number per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 number per person | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0027 number per person | 0.0023 number per person | 0.0032 number per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.003 number per person | 0.0029 number per person | 0.0031 number per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 number per person | 0.0032 number per person | 0.0038 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0038 number per person | 0.0036 number per person | 0.0039 number per person | 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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Finland?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Finland was 0.0039 number per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 number per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 number per person in 1972.
- How does Finland rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Finland ranks 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.