Finland vs Poland: Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, both sexes

Finland
35.3%
in 2021
Poland
34.8%
in 2021
Finland rank
32nd
Poland rank
34th

Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, both sexes over time

  • Finland
  • Poland
010203040200620132021

How they compare

Finland currently reports 35.3% against 34.8% in Poland, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Poland ahead.

Finland ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 34th of 42 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 32.2% 43.5% 11.2% Poland
2010s 28.0% 40.8% 12.7% Poland
2020s 31.8% 35.0% 3.2% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, both sexes, Finland or Poland?
Finland, at 35.3% against 34.8% in Poland as of 2021.
What is the difference in gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, both sexes between Finland and Poland?
0.5%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do Finland and Poland rank globally for gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, both sexes?
Finland ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 34th of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Finland vs Poland: Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-attendance-ratio-for-tertiary-education-urban-both-sexes-percent-2/finland/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-attendance-ratio-for-tertiary-education-urban-both-sexes-percent-2/finland/poland/">Finland vs Poland: Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
42 places, 699 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release