Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Finland

Finland: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 4.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
4.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
120th
of 143 countries
All-time high
9.5%
in 2012
All-time low
4.0%
in 2016
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Finland, 1998–2018

02468101998200820181998: 9.5 %1999: 9.1 %2000: 6.3 %2001: 5.2 %2002: 6 %2003: 7.3 %2004: 9.5 %2005: 7.6 %2006: 6.3 %2007: 4.8 %2008: 5.8 %2009: 6.4 %2010: 7.7 %2011: 8.8 %2012: 9.5 %2013: 7.2 %2014: 6.9 %2015: 5.5 %2016: 4 %2017: 4.5 %2018: 4.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Finland stood at 4.5%.

The figure is down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Finland peaked at 9.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2016.

Finland ranks 120th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Finland, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 9.5%
1999 9.1% -4.7%
2000 6.3% -31.0%
2001 5.2% -16.6%
2002 6.0% +15.7%
2003 7.3% +21.1%
2004 9.5% +30.4%
2005 7.6% -19.9%
2006 6.3% -16.8%
2007 4.8% -23.7%
2008 5.8% +20.0%
2009 6.4% +10.8%
2010 7.7% +19.3%
2011 8.8% +14.8%
2012 9.5% +8.2%
2013 7.2% -24.8%
2014 6.9% -3.2%
2015 5.5% -20.1%
2016 4.0% -27.1%
2017 4.5% +12.3%
2018 4.5% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.3% 9.1% 9.5% 2
2000s 6.5% 4.8% 9.5% 10
2010s 6.5% 4.0% 9.5% 9

Countries ranked near Finland

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  2. 118 Samoa 4.8% compare
  3. 119 Chile 4.7% compare
  4. 121 Korea 4.4% compare
  5. 122 Ukraine 4.3% compare
  6. 123 Belarus 4.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Finland?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Finland was 4.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2016.
How does Finland rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Finland ranks 120th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.