How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Sweden: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology

Finland

72.6%

in 2017

Sweden

72.4%

in 2017

Finland rank

6th

Sweden rank

7th

Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology over time

Finland
Sweden

How they compare

Finland currently reports 72.6% against 72.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 92 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74.7%	69.9%	4.8%	Finland
2000s	75.8%	72.2%	3.6%	Finland
2010s	73.4%	72.1%	1.3%	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology, Finland or Sweden?: Finland, at 72.6% against 72.4% in Sweden as of 2017.
What is the difference in female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology between Finland and Sweden?: 0.2%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?: Finland ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 7th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 92 places, 1,054 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.