Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Finland

Children out of school in Finland in 2024 — 6,433 people. Ranked 48 in the world out of 120. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 45.1%.

2024 6,433 people +12.58% vs 2023
World rank 48of 120
Period maximum 8,304 people2019
Period minimum 3,868 people2005

Trend over time

2001–2024 · people

Children out of school — Finland, 2001–20242,0004,0006,0008,00010,0002001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 4,435 people2002: 4,377 people2003: 4,041 people2004: 3,875 people2005: 3,868 people2006: 4,360 people2007: 4,274 people2008: 4,022 people2009: 4,355 people2010: 4,211 people2011: 3,911 people2012: 4,396 people2013: 4,679 people2014: 4,720 people2015: 5,717 people2016: 5,890 people2017: 6,695 people2018: 6,738 people2019: 8,304 people2020: 7,070 people2021: 5,088 people2022: 7,353 people2023: 5,714 people2024: 6,433 people
Change over the period: +1,998 (+45.05%) Average annual rate: 1.63 %
Children out of school — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 6,433 +719 +12.58%
2023 5,714 −1,639 −22.29%
2022 7,353 +2,265 +44.52%
2021 5,088 −1,982 −28.03%
2020 7,070 −1,234 −14.86%
2019 8,304 +1,566 +23.24%
2018 6,738 +43 +0.64%
2017 6,695 +805 +13.67%
2016 5,890 +173 +3.03%
2015 5,717 +997 +21.12%
2014 4,720 +41 +0.88%
2013 4,679 +283 +6.44%
2012 4,396 +485 +12.4%
2011 3,911 −300 −7.12%
2010 4,211 −144 −3.31%
2009 4,355 +333 +8.28%
2008 4,022 −252 −5.9%
2007 4,274 −86 −1.97%
2006 4,360 +492 +12.72%
2005 3,868 −7 −0.18%
2004 3,875 −166 −4.11%
2003 4,041 −336 −7.68%
2002 4,377 −58 −1.31%
2001 4,435

Northern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.