Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Finland

Finland: Working-age population with secondary education, above primary was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
86th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.5%
in 2016
Years of data
14
1998–2016

Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Finland, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.726 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.707 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.698 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.685 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.662 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.689 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.678 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.671 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.652 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.642 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.634 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.54 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.552 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.526 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.5% for working-age population with secondary education, above primary in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Finland peaked at 0.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2016.

That places Finland 86th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in Finland, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1998 0.7%
2004 0.7% -2.7%
2005 0.7% -1.3%
2006 0.7% -1.9%
2007 0.7% -3.4%
2008 0.7% +4.1%
2009 0.7% -1.6%
2010 0.7% -1.0%
2011 0.7% -2.8%
2012 0.6% -1.6%
2013 0.6% -1.3%
2014 0.5% -14.9%
2015 0.6% +2.4%
2016 0.5% -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 83 Sweden 0.5% compare
  2. 84 Estonia 0.5% compare
  3. 85 Greece 0.5% compare
  4. 87 Armenia 0.5% compare
  5. 88 Jordan 0.5% compare
  6. 89 Cyprus 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Finland?
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Finland was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
How does Finland rank for working-age population with secondary education, above primary?
Finland ranks 86th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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