Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Finland

Finland: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.018 number per square kilometre in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.018 number per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
164th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0312 number per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
0.0174 number per square kilometre
in 2010
Years of data
25
1972–2018

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Finland, 1972–2018

00.010.020.031972199520181972: 0.022 number per square kilometre1973: 0.025 number per square kilometre1974: 0.025 number per square kilometre1976: 0.031 number per square kilometre1996: 0.024 number per square kilometre1997: 0.022 number per square kilometre1998: 0.021 number per square kilometre1999: 0.021 number per square kilometre2000: 0.022 number per square kilometre2001: 0.022 number per square kilometre2002: 0.021 number per square kilometre2003: 0.02 number per square kilometre2004: 0.02 number per square kilometre2005: 0.019 number per square kilometre2007: 0.018 number per square kilometre2008: 0.018 number per square kilometre2009: 0.018 number per square kilometre2010: 0.017 number per square kilometre2011: 0.018 number per square kilometre2012: 0.018 number per square kilometre2013: 0.018 number per square kilometre2014: 0.018 number per square kilometre2016: 0.018 number per square kilometre2017: 0.018 number per square kilometre2018: 0.018 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.018 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Finland peaked at 0.0312 number per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0174 number per square kilometre, in 2010.

That places Finland 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Finland, 1972 to 2018.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1972 0.0224 number per square kilometre —
1973 0.0253 number per square kilometre +12.9%
1974 0.0255 number per square kilometre +0.7%
1976 0.0312 number per square kilometre +22.5%
1996 0.0244 number per square kilometre -21.9%
1997 0.0219 number per square kilometre -10.3%
1998 0.0208 number per square kilometre -4.8%
1999 0.0209 number per square kilometre +0.6%
2000 0.0216 number per square kilometre +3.2%
2001 0.0217 number per square kilometre +0.6%
2002 0.0214 number per square kilometre -1.6%
2003 0.0199 number per square kilometre -7.0%
2004 0.0196 number per square kilometre -1.6%
2005 0.0194 number per square kilometre -0.8%
2007 0.0184 number per square kilometre -5.2%
2008 0.0177 number per square kilometre -3.8%
2009 0.0182 number per square kilometre +3.0%
2010 0.0174 number per square kilometre -4.5%
2011 0.0176 number per square kilometre +1.3%
2012 0.0178 number per square kilometre +1.1%
2013 0.018 number per square kilometre +0.8%
2014 0.0178 number per square kilometre -0.8%
2016 0.0183 number per square kilometre +2.9%
2017 0.0179 number per square kilometre -2.3%
2018 0.018 number per square kilometre +0.8%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 0.018 number per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1121 number per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 0.018 number per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0369 number per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0261 number per square kilometre 0.0224 number per square kilometre 0.0312 number per square kilometre 4
1990s 0.022 number per square kilometre 0.0208 number per square kilometre 0.0244 number per square kilometre 4
2000s 0.0198 number per square kilometre 0.0177 number per square kilometre 0.0217 number per square kilometre 9
2010s 0.0179 number per square kilometre 0.0174 number per square kilometre 0.0183 number per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 161 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0221 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 162 Venezuela 0.0213 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 163 Romania 0.0208 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 165 Estonia 0.0171 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 166 Somalia 0.0171 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 167 Algeria 0.0171 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Finland?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Finland was 0.018 number per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0312 number per square kilometre in 1976.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0174 number per square kilometre in 2010.
How does Finland rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.