School age population, one year before than official … female than in Finland
Finland: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 29,835 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
29,835 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
125th
of 202 countries
All-time high
37,833 number
in 1970
All-time low
27,655 number
in 2008
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Finland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Finland stood at 29,835 number.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Finland peaked at 37,833 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 27,655 number, in 2008.
Finland ranks 125th of 202 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.
School age population, one year before than official … female than in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37,833 number | — |
| 1971 | 37,279 number | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 36,661 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 35,974 number | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 35,220 number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 34,395 number | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 33,532 number | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 32,554 number | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 31,362 number | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 30,148 number | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 29,111 number | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 28,491 number | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 28,566 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 29,318 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 30,437 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 31,600 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 32,359 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 32,693 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 32,678 number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 32,437 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 32,102 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 31,867 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 31,645 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 31,321 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 30,978 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 30,701 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 30,599 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 30,759 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 31,229 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 31,806 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 32,283 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 32,372 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 31,998 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 31,167 number | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 30,103 number | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 29,037 number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 28,289 number | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 27,826 number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 27,655 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 27,703 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 27,899 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 28,117 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 28,454 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 28,934 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 29,469 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 29,966 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 30,308 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 30,454 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 30,403 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 30,187 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 29,835 number | -1.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 29,835 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Finland's 29,835 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,030 number, 81% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34,496 number | 30,148 number | 37,833 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,769 number | 28,491 number | 32,693 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,301 number | 30,599 number | 32,102 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,843 number | 27,655 number | 32,372 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,419 number | 27,899 number | 30,454 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,835 number | 29,835 number | 29,835 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Finland?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Finland was 29,835 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 37,833 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,655 number in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Finland ranks 125th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/