Population of compulsory school age, male in Finland

Finland: Population of compulsory school age, male was 313,957 number in 2020. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2020)
313,957 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
116th
of 186 countries
All-time high
313,957 number
in 2020
All-time low
268,718 number
in 2013
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, male in Finland, 1998–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200920201998: 297.2k number1999: 296.2k number2000: 295.9k number2001: 296.3k number2002: 297.2k number2003: 297.8k number2004: 297.7k number2005: 296.7k number2006: 294.4k number2007: 291.1k number2008: 286.9k number2009: 282.0k number2010: 277.0k number2011: 272.8k number2012: 270.1k number2013: 268.7k number2014: 268.8k number2015: 270.1k number2016: 304.0k number2017: 306.9k number2018: 309.6k number2019: 312.1k number2020: 314.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Finland recorded 313,957 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Finland peaked at 313,957 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 268,718 number, in 2013.

That places Finland 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 296,725 number 296,247 number 297,203 number 2
2000s 293,594 number 281,996 number 297,760 number 10
2010s 286,004 number 268,718 number 312,054 number 10
2020s 313,957 number 313,957 number 313,957 number 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 113 Norway 326,280 number compare
  2. 114 New Zealand 324,688 number compare
  3. 115 Mongolia 322,500 number compare
  4. 117 Oman 305,723 number compare
  5. 118 United Arab Emirates 289,383 number compare
  6. 119 Slovak Republic 286,372 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Finland

All data for Finland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Finland?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Finland was 313,957 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 313,957 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 268,718 number in 2013.
How does Finland rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Finland ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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