Unemployment with basic education, female in Finland
Finland: Unemployment with basic education, female was 23.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in Finland, 1995–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Finland recorded 23.9% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Finland peaked at 23.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2008.
That places Finland 9th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.9% | — |
| 1996 | 22.0% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 20.0% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -29.5% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 20.0% | 23.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 12.9% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.2% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 16.9% | 23.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Finland?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Finland was 23.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Finland ranks 9th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).