Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Finland
Finland: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 11,708 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Finland, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Finland recorded 11,708 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Finland peaked at 14,147 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11,120 number, in 2000.
Finland ranks 64th of 131 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, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11,137 number | — |
| 2000 | 11,120 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 11,327 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 11,699 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 12,108 number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 12,168 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12,029 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13,542 number | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 13,816 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 13,692 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 13,357 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 14,035 number | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 14,147 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13,269 number | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 13,075 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 12,547 number | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 12,056 number | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 11,708 number | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,137 number | 11,137 number | 11,137 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,389 number | 11,120 number | 13,816 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,024 number | 11,708 number | 14,147 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 61 Nepal 12,019 number compare
- 62 Slovakia 11,941 number compare
- 63 Afghanistan 11,745 number compare
- 65 New Zealand 11,623 number compare
- 66 Kuwait 10,882 number compare
- 67 Costa Rica 9,000 number compare
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 upper secondary education, female in Finland?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Finland was 11,708 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 14,147 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,120 number in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Finland ranks 64th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.