Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Finland

Finland: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 8,796 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
8,796 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
37th
of 131 countries
All-time high
10,719 number
in 2006
All-time low
8,796 number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Finland, 1998–2018

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1998200820181998: 9.9k number1999: 10.2k number2000: 10.4k number2001: 10.7k number2002: 10.7k number2003: 10.0k number2004: 10.5k number2005: 10.6k number2006: 10.7k number2007: 10.5k number2008: 10.2k number2009: 9.8k number2010: 9.7k number2011: 10.0k number2012: 9.7k number2013: 9.9k number2014: 9.8k number2015: 9.4k number2016: 9.2k number2017: 8.9k number2018: 8.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Finland stood at 8,796 number. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Finland peaked at 10,719 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8,796 number, in 2018.

Finland ranks 37th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in Finland, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 9,891 number —
1999 10,157 number +2.7%
2000 10,396 number +2.4%
2001 10,680 number +2.7%
2002 10,663 number -0.2%
2003 9,978 number -6.4%
2004 10,491 number +5.1%
2005 10,618 number +1.2%
2006 10,719 number +1.0%
2007 10,498 number -2.1%
2008 10,228 number -2.6%
2009 9,792 number -4.3%
2010 9,731 number -0.6%
2011 9,991 number +2.7%
2012 9,688 number -3.0%
2013 9,860 number +1.8%
2014 9,761 number -1.0%
2015 9,400 number -3.7%
2016 9,235 number -1.8%
2017 8,857 number -4.1%
2018 8,796 number -0.7%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 8,796 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,037 number, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 8,796 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,667 number, 2.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,024 number 9,891 number 10,157 number 2
2000s 10,406 number 9,792 number 10,719 number 10
2010s 9,480 number 8,796 number 9,991 number 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 34 Portugal 9,666 number compare
  2. 35 Philippines 9,286 number compare
  3. 36 Belgium 9,284 number compare
  4. 38 Bangladesh 8,583 number compare
  5. 39 Vietnam 8,534 number compare
  6. 40 Netherlands 7,988 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Finland?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Finland was 8,796 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 10,719 number in 2006.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 8,796 number in 2018.
How does Finland rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Finland ranks 37th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.