Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Finland

Finland: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 53,498 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
53,498 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
30th
of 66 countries
All-time high
53,498 number
in 2018
All-time low
48,964 number
in 2015
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Finland, 2013–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k2013201520182013: 50.1k number2014: 49.4k number2015: 49.0k number2016: 52.6k number2017: 52.1k number2018: 53.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Finland stood at 53,498 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Finland ranks 30th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Finland, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 50,149 number —
2014 49,371 number -1.6%
2015 48,964 number -0.8%
2016 52,589 number +7.4%
2017 52,144 number -0.8%
2018 53,498 number +2.6%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 53,498 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,039 number, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 53,498 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,039 number, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 27 Austria 57,102 number compare
  2. 28 Uruguay 56,617 number compare
  3. 29 Cambodia 55,846 number
  4. 31 Serbia 50,645 number compare
  5. 32 Morocco 38,211 number compare
  6. 33 El Salvador 33,628 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Finland?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Finland was 53,498 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 53,498 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 48,964 number in 2015.
How does Finland rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
Finland ranks 30th out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,146 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of children enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) regardless of age. 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.