Finland vs Norway: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level
Finland
79.7%
in 2025
Norway
80.3%
in 2025
Finland rank
13th
Norway rank
11th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 80.3% against 79.7% in Finland, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 13th and Norway ranks 11th of 48 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 80.5% | 4.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 79.3% | 3.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 78.0% | 2.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 79.9% | 0.6% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 80.3% against 79.7% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rates by educational attainment level between Finland and Norway?
- 0.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Finland ranks 13th and Norway ranks 11th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.