Facts About Finland Education System



Some Interesting facts about Finland Education system gather from internet, We hope you will like it


After age of 7 years, Finnish Kids start schooling.
Compare to other systems, No homework or no exam till their teen age 

Smart or dumb all are taught in same class room, no extra special classes system. 

Finland spends around 30 percent less per student than the United States. 

If you are Finnish student 30 out of 100 then you have a chance to get extra help from teacher ,till first nine year of your education 

They have highest rate of student who go to college, 66% also the highest rate in Europe.

Capacity of 1 class is 16 student, it is a great way to do practical experiment with teamwork with lots of space. 
Rate of graduate in Finns is higher then USA 17.5 % more then USA. 

They got 75 minutes of recess a day. 

4 hours spend by teacher per day in the classroom, and they they take 2 hour per week classes for Professional development 

New York City and Finland have same amount of teachers, but NYC have more student then Finland 

The school system is 100% state funded 

If you wanted to be a teacher in Finland then you should have master degree. 


Teachers are selected from the top 10% of graduates 

The average starting salary for a Finnish teacher was $29,000 in 2008
Teachers are effectively given the same status as doctors and lawyers 

In an international standardized measurement in 2001, Finnish children came top or very close to the top for science, reading and mathematics. 


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