Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Finland

Finland: Working-age population with post-secondary education, female was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
11th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 1996
Years of data
16
1996–2016

Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Finland, 1996–2016

00.20.40.61996200620161996: 0 % of female population in working age1997: 0 % of female population in working age1998: 0.269 % of female population in working age2004: 0.336 % of female population in working age2005: 0.344 % of female population in working age2006: 0.357 % of female population in working age2007: 0.349 % of female population in working age2008: 0.352 % of female population in working age2009: 0.375 % of female population in working age2010: 0.388 % of female population in working age2011: 0.405 % of female population in working age2012: 0.416 % of female population in working age2013: 0.426 % of female population in working age2014: 0.524 % of female population in working age2015: 0.517 % of female population in working age2016: 0.546 % of female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population in working age.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.5% for working-age population with post-secondary education, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Finland peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.

That places Finland 11th out of 109 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age) in Finland, 1996 to 2016.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1996 0.0%
1997 0.0%
1998 0.3%
2004 0.3% +24.8%
2005 0.3% +2.2%
2006 0.4% +4.0%
2007 0.3% -2.3%
2008 0.4% +0.9%
2009 0.4% +6.6%
2010 0.4% +3.4%
2011 0.4% +4.4%
2012 0.4% +2.7%
2013 0.4% +2.4%
2014 0.5% +23.0%
2015 0.5% -1.3%
2016 0.5% +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 8 Ireland 0.6% compare
  2. 9 Estonia 0.6% compare
  3. 10 Republic of Moldova 0.6% compare
  4. 12 Armenia 0.5% compare
  5. 13 Latvia 0.5% compare
  6. 14 Ukraine 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Finland?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Finland was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
How does Finland rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, female?
Finland ranks 11th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, female rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. 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 Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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