Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Finland
Finland: Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract was 9.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Finland recorded 9.3 for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Finland peaked at 18 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.7, in 2020.
That places Finland 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18 | — |
| 2005 | 17.2 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 16.7 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 16 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 15.8 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 14.7 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 13.6 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 13 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 12.4 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 11.6 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 10.9 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 9.9 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.8 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.5 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 8.8 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 9.7 | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 10.2 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 10.4 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 9.6 | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 9.3 | -3.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 9.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Finland's 9.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.5, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +26.0% | 7.7 | 9.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4 | 14.7 | 18 | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.95 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.48 | 7.7 | 10.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More work & labour data for Finland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3571 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3641 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2994 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,282 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 583.99 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,261 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,341 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,601 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Finland?
- Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Finland was 9.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2004.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract?
- Finland ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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