How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Ireland: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Finland

31,084 number

in 2020

Ireland

33,251 number

in 2019

Finland rank

125th

Ireland rank

123rd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Finland
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 33,251 number against 31,084 number in Finland, a difference of 2,167 number.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 125th and Ireland ranks 123rd of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	40,155 number	30,833 number	9,322 number	Finland
1980s	33,403 number	34,905 number	1,502 number	Ireland
1990s	33,620 number	35,326 number	1,706 number	Ireland
2000s	33,143 number	29,221 number	3,922 number	Finland
2010s	30,210 number	31,594 number	1,384 number	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Finland or Ireland?: Ireland, at 33,251 number against 31,084 number in Finland as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Finland and Ireland?: 2,167 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Finland ranks 125th and Ireland ranks 123rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.