Finland: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Finland's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00247 on 2019 (from 0.99 to 1).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was −0.0000767 and a typical year strayed about 0.00202 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.03 in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.01 in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.000457 a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2020, Finland had the 40th highest value of the 73 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Finland in the 2020 ranking

• Slovenia — 36th of 73: 1
• Kazakhstan — 37th of 73: 1
• United Kingdom — 38th of 73: 1
• Malta — 40th of 73: 1
• Slovak Republic — 41st of 73: 1
• Ireland — 42nd of 73: 1

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 49 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Albania — 1.02 (2021)
• Armenia — 1.01 (2021)
• Austria — 0.99 (2020)
• Azerbaijan — 1.01 (2021)
• Belarus — 1 (2021)
• Belgium — 1.01 (2020)
• Bulgaria — 0.99 (2020)
• Croatia — 1 (2020)
• Cyprus — 0.99 (2020)
• Czechia

More education data for Finland

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 360,117 (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 543,350 (2024)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.1 (2020)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 6.38% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.06 (2020)
• Secondary education, general pupils

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Questions people ask

What is Finland's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

1 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 7.12% from 0.93 in 1972 (0.14% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.01 in 1987 and the lowest 0.92 in 1973.

How does Finland rank?

40th highest of 73 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Finland?

In 2020, Finland's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00247 on 2019 (from 0.99 to 1). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was −0.0000767 and a typical year strayed about 0.00202 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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