Primary school enrolment (gross) in Finland

Gross primary school enrolment in Finland was 98.9% in 2024.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 2001 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Finland, 2024 98.9% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2023 −0.2percentage points 2023: 99.1%
European Union, 2024 102.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 102.0% Middle value of 16 countries

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Finland over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period FinlandEuropean Union
2024 98.9% 102.4%
2023 99.1% 102.4%
2022 98.6% 101.4%
2021 99.4% 101.4%
2020 99.8% 100.8%
2019 99.6% 101.5%
2018 99.7% 101.4%
2017 99.5% 101.4%
2016 99.5% 101.0%
2015 99.6% 101.4%
2014 99.7% 101.6%
2013 99.7% 102.2%
2012 99.7% 101.6%
2011 99.8% 101.8%
2010 99.7% 102.0%
2009 99.7% 102.3%
2008 99.7% 102.7%
2007 99.7% 103.1%
2006 99.8% 103.4%
2005 99.8% 103.5%
2004 99.8% 103.0%
2003 99.7% 103.1%
2002 99.6% 103.2%
2001 99.7% 103.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 99.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 99.7%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 102.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2024 for Finland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics