Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Finland
Finland: Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development was 2 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 102 countries
All-time high
2 years
in 2013
All-time low
2 years
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Finland, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Finland stood at 2 years. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Finland peaked at 2 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 2013.
That places Finland 71st out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Finland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 years | — |
| 2014 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 71 Albania 2 years compare
- 71 United Arab Emirates 2 years compare
- 71 Azerbaijan 2 years compare
- 71 Cayman Islands 2 years compare
- 71 Gibraltar 2 years compare
- 71 Hong Kong, China 2 years
- 71 Kazakhstan 2 years compare
- 71 Kyrgyzstan 2 years compare
- 71 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 years compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 2 years compare
- 71 Latvia 2 years compare
- 71 Republic of Moldova 2 years compare
- 71 North Macedonia 2 years compare
- 71 Montenegro 2 years compare
- 71 Pakistan 2 years
- 71 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2 years compare
- 71 Paraguay 2 years compare
- 71 Russian Federation 2 years compare
- 71 Serbia 2 years compare
- 71 Sao Tome and Principe 2 years
- 71 Slovenia 2 years compare
- 71 Sweden 2 years compare
- 71 Thailand 2 years compare
- 71 Turkmenistan 2 years compare
- 71 Ukraine 2 years compare
- 71 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2 years 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 theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Finland?
- Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Finland was 2 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 2013.
- How does Finland rank for theoretical duration of early childhood educational development?
- Finland ranks 71st out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is theoretical duration of early childhood educational development rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release