Finland's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) was 20.33% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.51 percentage points from 17.81% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 20.33% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 15.37% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 17.81% | 2014 |
| Highest | 22.92% | 1995 |
| Lowest | 12.21% | 2008 |
| Average since 2015 | 16.77% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 22.92% | 1995 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Finland's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) rose 4.06 percentage points on 2023 (from 16.27% to 20.33%).
Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was −0.24 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.06 percentage points in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.87 percentage points in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Finland had the 7th highest value of the 63 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 20.33% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 10.75% | 2024 |
| High income | 9.59% | 2024 |
Closest to Finland in the 2024 ranking
- Montenegro — 4th of 63: 23.12%
- Kosovo — 5th of 63: 21.37%
- Angola — 6th of 63: 20.53%
- North Macedonia — 8th of 63: 19.03%
- Lithuania — 9th of 63: 17.26%
- Latvia — 10th of 63: 17.16%
What this measures
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 30 values
| Year | Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.33 |
| 2023 | 16.27 |
| 2022 | 13.54 |
| 2021 | 15.99 |
| 2020 | 19.28 |
| 2019 | 15.37 |
| 2018 | 17.1 |
| 2017 | 16.03 |
| 2016 | 17.37 |
| 2015 | 16.45 |
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) in nearby economies
- Albania — 7.58% (2024)
- Armenia — 10.27% (2023)
- Austria — 13.58% (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 12.31% (2022)
- Belarus — 7.74% (2024)
- Belgium — 11.72% (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 14.3% (2024)
- Bulgaria — 13.69% (2024)
More social protection & labor data for Finland
- Net migration — 18,246 (2025)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 9.03% (2025)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 10.14% (2025)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 9.61% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 57.65% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 89.83% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 64.18% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)
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Questions people ask
- What is Finland's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)?
- 20.33% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 2.59 percentage points from 22.92% in 1995. The highest value was 22.92% in 1995 and the lowest 12.21% in 2008.
- How does Finland rank?
- 7th highest of 63 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) unusual for Finland?
- In 2024, Finland's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) rose 4.06 percentage points on 2023 (from 16.27% to 20.33%). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was −0.24 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.BASC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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