School age population, one year before than official … male than in Finland
Finland: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 31,268 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
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 31,268 number.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Finland peaked at 39,381 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 28,921 number, in 2008.
That places Finland 128th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 … male than in Finland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39,381 number | — |
| 1971 | 38,830 number | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 38,180 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 37,463 number | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 36,685 number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 35,837 number | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 34,960 number | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 33,979 number | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 32,774 number | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 31,547 number | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 30,505 number | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 29,895 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 29,970 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 30,730 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 31,863 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 33,040 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 33,807 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 34,150 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 34,148 number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 33,921 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 33,599 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 33,371 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 33,141 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 32,800 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 32,435 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 32,129 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 32,000 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 32,117 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 32,539 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 33,072 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 33,508 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 33,569 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 33,184 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 32,358 number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 31,310 number | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 30,264 number | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 29,534 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 29,085 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 28,921 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 28,971 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 29,164 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 29,380 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 29,723 number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 30,223 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 30,784 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 31,313 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 31,681 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 31,851 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 31,817 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 31,613 number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31,268 number | -1.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 31,268 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Finland's 31,268 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,344 number, 79% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,964 number | 31,547 number | 39,381 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,203 number | 29,895 number | 34,150 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,720 number | 32,000 number | 33,599 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,070 number | 28,921 number | 33,569 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,755 number | 29,164 number | 31,851 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,268 number | 31,268 number | 31,268 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 31,268 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 39,381 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 28,921 number in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Finland ranks 128th 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 7.2%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/