Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Finland

Finland: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
21st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
14
1998–2016

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Finland, 1998–2016

0.10.20.30.41998200720161998: 0.311 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.196 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.162 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.142 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.155 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.109 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.166 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.27 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.195 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.195 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.204 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.29 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.368 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.413 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.4% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 190.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Finland peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Finland 21st out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Finland, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1998 0.3%
2004 0.2% -37.2%
2005 0.2% -17.4%
2006 0.1% -11.9%
2007 0.2% +8.6%
2008 0.1% -29.3%
2009 0.2% +51.7%
2010 0.3% +62.8%
2011 0.2% -27.7%
2012 0.2% -0.3%
2013 0.2% +5.1%
2014 0.3% +42.0%
2015 0.4% +26.6%
2016 0.4% +12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 6
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Finland?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Finland was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Finland rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Finland ranks 21st out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 190.1%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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