Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Finland
Finland: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 19.84 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Finland, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Finland recorded 19.84 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Finland peaked at 21.77 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.76, in 1973.
Finland ranks 57th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.05 | 8.76 | 13.81 | 5 |
| 1990s | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.61 | 16.19 | 21.77 | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.36 | 18.71 | 19.91 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (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 pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Finland?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Finland was 19.84 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.77 in 2008.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.76 in 1973.
- How does Finland rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Finland ranks 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.