Teaching staff in Finland

Finland: Teaching staff was 43.5% in 2012. β–² Rising

Latest (2012)
43.5%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
18th
of 20 countries
All-time high
43.5%
in 2012
All-time low
31.0%
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012

Teaching staff in Finland, 1998–2012

0102030401998200520121998: 31 Percentage1999: 31.5 Percentage2000: 31.9 Percentage2001: 33.4 Percentage2002: 34.3 Percentage2003: 36.3 Percentage2004: 37.1 Percentage2005: 37.8 Percentage2006: 39.7 Percentage2007: 40 Percentage2008: 40.6 Percentage2009: 40.7 Percentage2010: 41.7 Percentage2011: 42.9 Percentage2012: 43.5 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Finland recorded 43.5% for teaching staff in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teaching staff in Finland peaked at 43.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1998.

That places Finland 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.2% 31.0% 31.5% 2
2000s 37.2% 31.9% 40.7% 10
2010s 42.7% 41.7% 43.5% 3

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 15 Austria 52.6% compare
  2. 16 Belgium 45.3% compare
  3. 17 Ireland 43.9% compare
  4. 19 North Macedonia 39.9% compare
  5. 20 Netherlands 39.3% compare

See the full ranking of 22 places β†’

More reference data data for Finland

All data for Finland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teaching staff in Finland?
Teaching staff in Finland was 43.5% in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest teaching staff recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest teaching staff recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1998.
How does Finland rank for teaching staff?
Finland ranks 18th out of 20 countries with data for 2012.
Is teaching staff rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Teaching staff (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teaching staff (1998-2012)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
22 places, 228 data points, 1998–2012
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