Finland - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Finland was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Secondary education, pupils

The value for Secondary education, pupils in Finland was 514,823 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 546,469 in 2018 and a minimum value of 406,835 in 1988.

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 509,691
1972 521,167
1973 516,954
1974 516,979
1975 508,205
1976 419,808
1977 431,090
1978 437,675
1979 446,041
1980 447,643
1981 449,322
1982 446,341
1983 439,471
1984 441,950
1985 434,507
1986 424,076
1987 410,807
1988 406,835
1989 409,414
1990 418,209
1991 426,864
1992 446,207
1993 443,831
1994 455,300
1995 454,707
1996 460,878
1997 469,933
1998 469,495
1999 479,882
2000 494,095
2001 499,882
2002 501,689
2003 508,063
2004 425,966
2005 430,596
2006 432,565
2007 432,607
2008 431,233
2009 428,332
2010 426,710
2011 422,872
2012 415,505
2013 541,021
2014 536,925
2015 540,067
2016 539,816
2017 543,436
2018 546,469
2019 514,823

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Finland was 51.17 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 53.69 in 1992, while its lowest value was 49.97 in 2006.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 50.87
1972 50.94
1973 51.53
1974 51.56
1976 52.15
1977 51.71
1978 51.63
1979 51.59
1980 51.80
1981 51.69
1982 51.85
1983 52.02
1984 52.86
1985 53.01
1986 52.85
1987 52.80
1988 52.80
1989 52.58
1990 53.02
1991 53.30
1992 53.69
1993 53.08
1994 52.79
1995 52.43
1996 52.90
1997 52.08
1998 51.21
1999 51.02
2000 51.08
2001 51.32
2002 51.44
2003 51.32
2004 50.04
2005 50.02
2006 49.97
2007 50.09
2008 50.19
2009 50.23
2010 50.19
2011 50.15
2012 50.17
2013 51.23
2014 51.23
2015 51.23
2016 51.21
2017 51.17

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Finland was 281,776 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 417,523 in 1972 and a minimum value of 281,315 in 2012.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 407,978
1972 417,523
1973 408,464
1974 405,203
1975 391,905
1976 337,575
1977 341,421
1978 343,759
1979 345,603
1980 344,524
1981 341,054
1982 336,605
1983 325,763
1984 316,740
1985 310,639
1986 300,748
1987 289,998
1988 287,490
1989 290,227
1990 299,984
1991 305,979
1992 315,866
1993 314,242
1994 318,747
1995 321,699
1996 325,661
1997 329,301
1998 333,053
1999 332,797
2000 328,649
2001 322,721
2002 320,560
2003 318,790
2004 305,970
2005 307,491
2006 307,997
2007 306,618
2008 304,729
2009 300,848
2010 295,322
2011 288,779
2012 281,315
2013 288,830
2014 285,273
2015 282,303
2016 281,334
2017 281,776

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Finland was 51.83 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 53.74 in 1974, while its lowest value was 51.50 in 2006.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 52.87
1972 53.05
1973 53.68
1974 53.74
1975 53.70
1976 53.49
1977 53.13
1978 53.07
1979 53.10
1980 53.18
1981 53.16
1982 53.36
1983 53.46
1984 53.67
1985 53.68
1986 53.34
1987 53.08
1988 52.78
1989 52.54
1990 52.61
1991 52.65
1992 53.05
1993 52.55
1994 52.67
1995 52.73
1996 52.50
1997 52.45
1998 52.24
1999 52.41
2000 52.44
2001 52.41
2002 52.54
2003 52.36
2004 51.63
2005 51.54
2006 51.50
2007 51.65
2008 51.71
2009 51.80
2010 51.76
2011 51.70
2012 51.69
2013 51.83
2014 51.65
2015 51.77
2016 51.82
2017 51.83

Secondary education, vocational pupils

The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in Finland was 261,660 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 261,660 in 2017 and a minimum value of 82,233 in 1976.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 101,713
1972 103,644
1973 108,490
1974 111,776
1975 116,300
1976 82,233
1977 89,669
1978 93,916
1979 100,438
1980 103,119
1981 108,268
1982 109,736
1983 113,708
1984 125,210
1985 123,868
1986 123,328
1987 120,809
1988 119,345
1989 119,187
1990 118,225
1991 120,885
1992 130,341
1993 129,589
1994 136,553
1995 133,008
1996 135,217
1997 140,632
1998 136,442
1999 147,085
2000 165,446
2001 177,161
2002 181,129
2003 189,273
2004 119,996
2005 123,105
2006 124,568
2007 125,989
2008 126,504
2009 127,484
2010 131,388
2011 134,093
2012 134,190
2013 252,191
2014 251,652
2015 257,764
2016 258,482
2017 261,660

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Finland was 50.47 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 55.23 in 1992, while its lowest value was 42.42 in 1972.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 42.87
1972 42.42
1973 43.46
1974 43.67
1976 46.66
1977 46.29
1978 46.35
1979 46.38
1980 47.16
1981 47.06
1982 47.24
1983 47.89
1984 50.80
1985 51.34
1986 51.65
1987 52.12
1988 52.86
1989 52.66
1990 54.07
1991 54.97
1992 55.23
1993 54.38
1994 53.06
1995 51.72
1996 53.85
1997 51.22
1998 48.71
1999 47.88
2000 48.38
2001 49.33
2002 49.50
2003 49.57
2004 46.00
2005 46.20
2006 46.20
2007 46.29
2008 46.54
2009 46.53
2010 46.66
2011 46.80
2012 46.97
2013 50.54
2014 50.75
2015 50.63
2016 50.54
2017 50.47

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in Finland was 39,860 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44,843 in 2012 and a minimum value of 28,595 in 1978.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 32,247
1972 33,351
1973 33,993
1974 35,419
1975 36,151
1977 30,799
1978 28,595
1979 32,650
1980 33,077
1981 33,958
1982 34,248
1983 37,098
1984 37,356
1999 39,267
2000 38,776
2001 37,925
2002 39,276
2003 41,555
2004 41,953
2005 41,982
2006 43,840
2007 44,170
2008 42,991
2009 43,319
2010 43,076
2011 44,493
2012 44,843
2013 42,578
2014 42,085
2016 40,768
2017 40,018
2018 39,691
2019 39,860

Secondary education, teachers, female

The value for Secondary education, teachers, female in Finland was 27,142 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29,096 in 2012 and a minimum value of 17,091 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 17,091
1972 17,141
1973 18,436
1974 18,966
1975 19,207
1999 25,012
2000 24,682
2001 24,240
2002 24,916
2003 26,691
2004 27,014
2005 27,037
2006 28,517
2007 28,572
2008 27,371
2009 27,817
2010 27,763
2011 28,789
2012 29,096
2013 27,785
2014 27,613
2016 27,140
2017 26,933
2018 26,880
2019 27,142

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Finland was 68.09 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 68.09 in 2019, while its lowest value was 51.40 in 1972.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 53.00
1972 51.40
1973 54.23
1974 53.55
1975 53.13
1999 63.70
2000 63.65
2001 63.92
2002 63.44
2003 64.23
2004 64.39
2005 64.40
2006 65.05
2007 64.69
2008 63.67
2009 64.21
2010 64.45
2011 64.70
2012 64.88
2013 65.26
2014 65.61
2016 66.57
2017 67.30
2018 67.72
2019 68.09

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes