Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland

Finland: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
17th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.5%
in 2005
Years of data
14
1998–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.847 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.478 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.477 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.483 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.493 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.853 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.489 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.489 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.485 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.859 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.859 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.846 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.848 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.849 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2005.

Finland ranks 17th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Finland, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1998 0.8%
2004 0.5% -43.5%
2005 0.5% -0.4%
2006 0.5% +1.4%
2007 0.5% +2.0%
2008 0.9% +73.1%
2009 0.5% -42.6%
2010 0.5% -0.0%
2011 0.5% -0.8%
2012 0.9% +77.0%
2013 0.9% -0.0%
2014 0.8% -1.5%
2015 0.8% +0.3%
2016 0.8% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 14 Estonia 0.9% compare
  2. 15 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  3. 16 Jordan 0.9% compare
  4. 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  5. 19 Belgium 0.8% compare
  6. 20 South Africa 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Finland was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
How does Finland rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Finland ranks 17th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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