Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Finland

Finland: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 2,631 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2,631 number
Change on year
down 37.4%
World rank
109th
of 138 countries
All-time high
15,873 number
in 1998
All-time low
2,631 number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Finland, 1998–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k1998200820181998: 15.9k number1999: 11.0k number2000: 11.6k number2001: 10.3k number2002: 9.8k number2003: 7.9k number2004: 9.1k number2005: 7.0k number2006: 5.4k number2007: 5.9k number2008: 8.0k number2009: 9.5k number2010: 10.1k number2011: 10.6k number2012: 11.4k number2013: 8.2k number2014: 7.6k number2015: 6.1k number2016: 4.9k number2017: 4.2k number2018: 2.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Finland is 2,631 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 37.4% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Finland peaked at 15,873 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2,631 number, in 2018.

That places Finland 109th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Finland, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 15,873 number
1999 11,037 number -30.5%
2000 11,622 number +5.3%
2001 10,300 number -11.4%
2002 9,763 number -5.2%
2003 7,852 number -19.6%
2004 9,095 number +15.8%
2005 6,971 number -23.4%
2006 5,429 number -22.1%
2007 5,859 number +7.9%
2008 8,022 number +36.9%
2009 9,545 number +19.0%
2010 10,108 number +5.9%
2011 10,555 number +4.4%
2012 11,448 number +8.5%
2013 8,162 number -28.7%
2014 7,622 number -6.6%
2015 6,138 number -19.5%
2016 4,873 number -20.6%
2017 4,202 number -13.8%
2018 2,631 number -37.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,455 number 11,037 number 15,873 number 2
2000s 8,446 number 5,429 number 11,622 number 10
2010s 7,304 number 2,631 number 11,448 number 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 106 Luxembourg 3,446 number compare
  2. 107 Oman 3,419 number compare
  3. 108 Sweden 2,755 number compare
  4. 110 Ireland 2,155 number compare
  5. 111 Sao Tome and Principe 2,068 number compare
  6. 112 Latvia 1,675 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Finland?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Finland was 2,631 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 15,873 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,631 number in 2018.
How does Finland rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Finland ranks 109th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/