Teachers in primary education, male in Finland
Finland: Teachers in primary education, male was 6,253 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Finland, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in Finland stood at 6,253.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Finland peaked at 9,504 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 5,287, in 2010.
Finland ranks 106th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6,825 | — |
| 1973 | 7,704 | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 7,761 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 9,504 | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 7,427 | -21.9% |
| 1997 | 6,661 | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 6,342 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 6,380 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6,582 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 6,621 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6,512 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 6,054 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 5,956 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 5,908 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 5,593 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 5,376 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 5,537 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5,287 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 5,356 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5,414 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5,455 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5,412 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5,290 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5,569 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 5,442 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5,485 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5,492 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,930 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 5,621 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 5,762 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 6,156 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 6,253 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,948 | 6,825 | 9,504 | 4 |
| 1990s | 6,702 | 6,342 | 7,427 | 4 |
| 2000s | 6,015 | 5,376 | 6,621 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,420 | 5,287 | 5,569 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,944 | 5,621 | 6,253 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Finland?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Finland was 6,253 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,504 in 1976.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,287 in 2010.
- How does Finland rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Finland ranks 106th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release