Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Finland
Finland: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 18.21 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Finland, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Finland recorded 18.21 for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Finland peaked at 18.21 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.64, in 2008.
Finland ranks 33rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.11 | 14.11 | 14.11 | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.37 | 9.64 | 15.55 | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.89 | 9.66 | 18.21 | 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, upper secondary in Finland?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Finland was 18.21 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.21 in 2017.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.64 in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Finland ranks 33rd out of 128 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. 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, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.