Children out of school, primary in Finland
Finland: Children out of school, primary was 6,433 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Finland, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Finland is 6,433, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Finland peaked at 8,304 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,868, in 2005.
Finland ranks 121st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,179 | 3,868 | 4,435 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,526 | 3,911 | 8,304 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,332 | 5,088 | 7,353 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 30,824 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.89 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Finland?
- Children out of school, primary in Finland was 6,433 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,304 in 2019.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,868 in 2005.
- How does Finland rank for children out of school, primary?
- Finland ranks 121st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.