Secondary education, teachers, female in Finland

Finland: Secondary education, teachers, female was 29,089 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29,089
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
84th
of 198 countries
All-time high
29,096
in 2012
All-time low
17,091
in 1971
Years of data
31
1971–2024

Secondary education, teachers, female in Finland, 1971–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1971199720241971: 17.1k1972: 17.1k1973: 18.4k1974: 19.0k1975: 19.2k1999: 25.0k2000: 24.7k2001: 24.2k2002: 24.9k2003: 26.7k2004: 27.0k2005: 27.0k2006: 28.5k2007: 28.6k2008: 27.4k2009: 27.8k2010: 27.8k2011: 28.8k2012: 29.1k2013: 27.8k2014: 27.6k2015: 27.6k2016: 27.1k2017: 26.9k2018: 26.9k2019: 27.1k2020: 27.5k2021: 28.2k2022: 28.5k2023: 28.6k2024: 29.1k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

Finland recorded 29,089 for secondary education, teachers, female in 2024.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Finland peaked at 29,096 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17,091, in 1971.

That places Finland 84th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 18,168 17,091 19,207 5
1990s 25,012 25,012 25,012 1
2000s 26,686 24,240 28,572 10
2010s 27,671 26,880 29,096 10
2020s 28,398 27,546 29,089 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 81 Afghanistan 31,291 compare
  2. 82 Tajikistan 31,147 compare
  3. 83 Oman 30,704 compare
  4. 85 Denmark 28,550 compare
  5. 86 Palestine 28,457 compare
  6. 87 Slovakia 28,450 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers, female in Finland?
Secondary education, teachers, female in Finland was 29,089 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 29,096 in 2012.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 17,091 in 1971.
How does Finland rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
Finland ranks 84th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,752 data points, 1970–2025
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Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.