Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Finland

Primary school enrollment in Finland in 2017 — 98.6%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 137. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 17.5 pp.

2017 98.6% −0.4 pp vs 2016
World rank 17of 137
Period maximum 99.8%1999
Period minimum 81.1%1972

Trend over time

1972–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Finland, 1972–20178085909510019721977198219871992199720022007201220171972: 81.1%1979: 97%1993: 98.8%1994: 98.6%1995: 98.3%1996: 98.4%1997: 98.7%1998: 99.4%1999: 99.8%2000: 99.7%2001: 99.6%2002: 99.3%2003: 98.5%2004: 97.6%2005: 97.2%2006: 96.7%2007: 97.3%2008: 97.7%2009: 97.9%2010: 98.2%2011: 98.5%2012: 99%2013: 99%2014: 99.4%2015: 99.1%2016: 99.1%2017: 98.6%
Change over the period: +17.5 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Finland

Finland 98.6%
World 89.3%
Northern Europe computed 99%
Primary school enrollment — Finland, by year Finland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 98.6 −0.4 pp
2016 99.1 −0.1 pp
2015 99.1 −0.2 pp
2014 99.4 +0.3 pp
2013 99 +0 pp
2012 99 +0.5 pp
2011 98.5 +0.3 pp
2010 98.2 +0.3 pp
2009 97.9 +0.2 pp
2008 97.7 +0.5 pp
2007 97.3 +0.6 pp
2006 96.7 −0.5 pp
2005 97.2 −0.4 pp
2004 97.6 −0.9 pp
2003 98.5 −0.7 pp
2002 99.3 −0.4 pp
2001 99.6 −0.1 pp
2000 99.7 −0.1 pp
1999 99.8 +0.4 pp
1998 99.4 +0.7 pp
1997 98.7 +0.3 pp
1996 98.4 +0.1 pp
1995 98.3 −0.3 pp
1994 98.6 −0.1 pp
1993 98.8
1979 97
1972 81.1

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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