Finland vs Ireland: School age population, early childhood education, male

Finland
175,927 number
in 2020
Ireland
160,964 number
in 2019
Finland rank
113th
Ireland rank
116th

School age population, early childhood education, male over time

  • Finland
  • Ireland
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199820092020

How they compare

Finland currently reports 175,927 number against 160,964 number in Ireland, a difference of 14,963 number.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 113th and Ireland ranks 116th of 199 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 133,246 number 25,608 number 107,638 number Finland
2000s 121,620 number 29,415 number 92,206 number Finland
2010s 165,844 number 73,574 number 92,269 number Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, male, Finland or Ireland?
Finland, at 175,927 number against 160,964 number in Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, male between Finland and Ireland?
14,963 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Finland ranks 113th and Ireland ranks 116th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/