Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, Canada or Finland?

Canada, at 8.8% against 8.4% in Finland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?

30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Finland: Unemployment with intermediate education

Canada

8.8%

in 2025

Finland

8.4%

in 2024

Canada rank

36th

Finland rank

38th

Unemployment with intermediate education over time

Canada
Finland

How they compare

Canada currently reports 8.8% against 8.4% in Finland, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Finland ahead.

Canada ranks 36th and Finland ranks 38th of 130 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.0%	14.9%	6.0%	Finland
2000s	7.4%	9.4%	2.0%	Finland
2010s	8.0%	8.8%	0.8%	Finland
2020s	9.0%	8.0%	1.1%	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, Canada or Finland?: Canada, at 8.8% against 8.4% in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education between Canada and Finland?: 0.4%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Canada and Finland rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education?: Canada ranks 36th and Finland ranks 38th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education)
Unit: % of total labor force with intermediate education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).