Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Finland
Finland: Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications was 48.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Finland, 2011–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Finland is 48.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Finland peaked at 61.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2017.
Finland ranks 8th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61.4% | — |
| 2012 | 59.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.2% | 46.7% | 61.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 48.9% | 53.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 5 Malaysia 54.9% compare
- 6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 53.7% compare
- 7 Japan 50.5% compare
- 9 Malta 46.1% compare
- 10 Luxembourg 44.8% compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 42.9% compare
More science & technology data for Finland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.86 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 23.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,224 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Finland?
- Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Finland was 48.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults with information and communications recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults with information and communications recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of youth and adults with information and communications?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults with information and communications rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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