Finland vs North America: Unemployment with basic education, female
Finland
23.9%
in 2024
North America
8.9%
in 2025
Finland rank
9th
North America rank
13th
Unemployment with basic education, female over time
- Finland
- North America
How they compare
Finland currently reports 23.9% against 8.9% in North America, a difference of 15.0%.
That makes Finland's figure about 2.7 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 9th and North America ranks 13th of 129 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 12.9% | 8.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 11.9% | 6.3% | Finland |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 11.5% | 7.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 9.9% | 9.7% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with basic education, female, Finland or North America?
- Finland, at 23.9% against 8.9% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment with basic education, female between Finland and North America?
- 15.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and North America?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Finland and North America rank globally for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Finland ranks 9th and North America ranks 13th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).