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

Finland, at 8.4% against 8.4% in Estonia as of 2024.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1997 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.

Estonia vs Finland: Unemployment with intermediate education

Estonia

8.4%

in 2024

Finland

8.4%

in 2024

Estonia rank

39th

Finland rank

38th

Unemployment with intermediate education over time

Estonia
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 8.4% against 8.4% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Finland ahead.

Estonia ranks 39th and Finland ranks 38th of 130 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.6%	13.8%	2.2%	Finland
2000s	10.4%	9.4%	1.0%	Estonia
2010s	9.2%	8.8%	0.4%	Estonia
2020s	7.2%	8.0%	0.8%	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, Estonia or Finland?: Finland, at 8.4% against 8.4% in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education between Estonia and Finland?: 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education?: Estonia ranks 39th 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).