School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Finland
Finland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 18.69 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Finland, 1972–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Finland recorded 18.69 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Finland peaked at 18.69 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.81 years, in 1972.
That places Finland 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Finland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 11.81 years | — |
| 1973 | 11.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 12.19 years | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 12.8 years | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 12.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 13.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 13.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 13.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 13.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 13.37 years | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 13.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 13.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 13.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 13.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 13.89 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 14.11 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 14.34 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 14.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 14.91 years | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 15.09 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 15.42 years | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 15.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.99 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 16.36 years | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 16.6 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 17.02 years | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 17.24 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 17.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.52 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 16.53 years | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 16.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.57 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.5 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.43 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.23 years | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 16.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 16.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.52 years | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 18.47 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.69 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.43 years | 11.81 years | 13.02 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 13.52 years | 13.04 years | 14.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.45 years | 14.34 years | 16.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.79 years | 16.23 years | 17.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.86 years | 16.36 years | 18.69 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 23,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 23,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 24,879 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Finland?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Finland was 18.69 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.69 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.81 years in 1972.
- How does Finland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Finland ranks 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.