Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland
Finland: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 19,350 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland stood at 19,350 number. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland peaked at 24,170 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19,350 number, in 2018.
Finland ranks 69th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19,602 number | — |
| 2000 | 19,699 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 19,759 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 20,768 number | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 21,229 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 21,287 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 21,121 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 23,566 number | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 23,951 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 23,525 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 23,074 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 24,078 number | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 24,170 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 22,483 number | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 22,011 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 21,062 number | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 20,051 number | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 19,350 number | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,602 number | 19,602 number | 19,602 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 21,656 number | 19,699 number | 23,951 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 22,035 number | 19,350 number | 24,170 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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Finland was 19,350 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 24,170 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,350 number in 2018.
- How does Finland rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Finland ranks 69th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.