Labor force with advanced education, female in Finland
Finland: Labor force with advanced education, female was 72.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, female in Finland, 1995–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with advanced education, female in Finland stood at 72.0%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Finland peaked at 83.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2024.
Finland ranks 81st of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 80.7% | — |
| 1996 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 79.2% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 79.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 83.2% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 80.4% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 75.3% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.7% | 79.1% | 83.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 77.6% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 73.1% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 72.0% | 75.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Finland?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Finland was 72.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Finland ranks 81st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).