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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

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 Norway: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Finland

31,084 number

in 2020

Norway

32,666 number

in 2020

Finland rank

125th

Norway rank

124th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Finland
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 32,666 number against 31,084 number in Finland, a difference of 1,582 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 125th and Norway ranks 124th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	40,155 number	31,846 number	8,309 number	Finland
1980s	33,403 number	33,168 number	235.2 number	Finland
1990s	33,620 number	27,081 number	6,539 number	Finland
2000s	33,143 number	31,074 number	2,070 number	Finland
2010s	30,210 number	32,108 number	1,898 number	Norway
2020s	31,084 number	32,666 number	1,582 number	Norway

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 Norway?: Norway, at 32,666 number against 31,084 number in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Finland and Norway?: 1,582 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Finland ranks 125th and Norway ranks 124th 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.