Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Finland
Finland: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 7,829 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Finland, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Finland stood at 7,829 number.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Finland peaked at 8,570 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 908 number, in 1974.
That places Finland 60th out of 159 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,241 number | 908 number | 1,550 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 6,854 number | 6,854 number | 6,854 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 7,879 number | 7,229 number | 8,570 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 7,977 number | 7,720 number | 8,290 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 30,824 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.29 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Finland?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Finland was 7,829 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,570 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 908 number in 1974.
- How does Finland rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Finland ranks 60th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.