Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Finland

Finland: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 73.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
73.0%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
55th
of 164 countries
All-time high
73.0%
in 2018
All-time low
45.6%
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Finland, 1998–2018

0204060801998200820181998: 45.6 %1999: 47 %2000: 48.3 %2001: 53.3 %2002: 55.4 %2003: 56.7 %2004: 59.5 %2005: 59.7 %2006: 61.4 %2007: 63.1 %2008: 64.5 %2009: 65.8 %2010: 67.7 %2011: 68.8 %2012: 69.8 %2013: 66.9 %2014: 66.6 %2015: 66.7 %2016: 70.6 %2017: 71 %2018: 73 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Finland recorded 73.0% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Finland peaked at 73.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1998.

Finland ranks 55th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%) in Finland, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 45.6%
1999 47.0% +3.2%
2000 48.3% +2.7%
2001 53.3% +10.4%
2002 55.4% +3.9%
2003 56.7% +2.4%
2004 59.5% +4.8%
2005 59.7% +0.4%
2006 61.4% +2.9%
2007 63.1% +2.7%
2008 64.5% +2.2%
2009 65.8% +2.1%
2010 67.7% +2.8%
2011 68.8% +1.6%
2012 69.8% +1.4%
2013 66.9% -4.2%
2014 66.6% -0.5%
2015 66.7% +0.2%
2016 70.6% +5.9%
2017 71.0% +0.6%
2018 73.0% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.3% 45.6% 47.0% 2
2000s 58.8% 48.3% 65.8% 10
2010s 69.0% 66.6% 73.0% 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 52 Saint Kitts and Nevis 74.1% compare
  2. 53 British Virgin Islands 73.9% compare
  3. 54 Cape Verde 73.5% compare
  4. 56 Germany 72.6% compare
  5. 57 Iceland 72.5% compare
  6. 58 Hungary 72.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Finland?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Finland was 73.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1998.
How does Finland rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
Finland ranks 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.