Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Finland

Finland: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 31,084 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
31,084 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
125th
of 205 countries
All-time high
42,109 number
in 1970
All-time low
29,556 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Finland, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Finland stood at 31,084 number.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Finland peaked at 42,109 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 29,556 number, in 2016.

Finland ranks 125th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Finland, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 42,109 number
1971 41,447 number -1.6%
1972 40,826 number -1.5%
1973 40,482 number -0.8%
1974 40,283 number -0.5%
1975 40,045 number -0.6%
1976 39,794 number -0.6%
1977 39,486 number -0.8%
1978 38,920 number -1.4%
1979 38,159 number -2.0%
1980 37,483 number -1.8%
1981 36,993 number -1.3%
1982 36,088 number -2.4%
1983 34,891 number -3.3%
1984 33,547 number -3.9%
1985 32,296 number -3.7%
1986 30,892 number -4.3%
1987 30,152 number -2.4%
1988 30,401 number +0.8%
1989 31,285 number +2.9%
1990 32,092 number +2.6%
1991 33,026 number +2.9%
1992 33,736 number +2.1%
1993 33,988 number +0.7%
1994 33,940 number -0.1%
1995 34,005 number +0.2%
1996 34,164 number +0.5%
1997 34,089 number -0.2%
1998 33,795 number -0.9%
1999 33,366 number -1.3%
2000 32,925 number -1.3%
2001 32,320 number -1.8%
2002 32,106 number -0.7%
2003 32,414 number +1.0%
2004 33,016 number +1.9%
2005 33,523 number +1.5%
2006 34,148 number +1.9%
2007 34,348 number +0.6%
2008 33,822 number -1.5%
2009 32,811 number -3.0%
2010 31,870 number -2.9%
2011 30,856 number -3.2%
2012 30,152 number -2.3%
2013 29,841 number -1.0%
2014 29,811 number -0.1%
2015 29,716 number -0.3%
2016 29,556 number -0.5%
2017 29,670 number +0.4%
2018 30,044 number +1.3%
2019 30,584 number +1.8%
2020 31,084 number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 40,155 number 38,159 number 42,109 number 10
1980s 33,403 number 30,152 number 37,483 number 10
1990s 33,620 number 32,092 number 34,164 number 10
2000s 33,143 number 32,106 number 34,348 number 10
2010s 30,210 number 29,556 number 31,870 number 10
2020s 31,084 number 31,084 number 31,084 number 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 122 New Zealand 33,481 number compare
  2. 123 Ireland 33,251 number compare
  3. 124 Norway 32,666 number compare
  4. 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29,644 number compare
  5. 127 Hong Kong, China 29,528 number compare
  6. 128 Slovakia 29,396 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Finland?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Finland was 31,084 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 42,109 number in 1970.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 29,556 number in 2016.
How does Finland rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Finland ranks 125th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.