Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland

Finland: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 46.4 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
46.4
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
2nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
46.4
in 2016
All-time low
39.13
in 1998
Years of data
14
1998–2016

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland, 1998–2016

010203040501998200720161998: 39.12004: 42.92005: 42.52006: 42.42007: 41.62008: 42.72009: 42.92010: 43.42011: 43.22012: 43.32013: 432014: 462015: 462016: 46.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland stood at 46.4. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland peaked at 46.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.13, in 1998.

Finland ranks 2nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.13 39.13 39.13 1
2000s 42.5 41.56 42.89 6
2010s 44.49 43.02 46.4 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 1 Djibouti 35.98 compare
  2. 1 Hungary 46.52 compare
  3. 3 Sweden 45.74 compare
  4. 4 Bulgaria 45.61 compare
  5. 5 Croatia 45.46 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland was 46.4 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 46.4 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 39.13 in 1998.
How does Finland rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Finland ranks 2nd out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,415 data points, 1970–2021
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