Finland vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Finland
11.0%
in 2023
Ireland
10.9%
in 2022
Finland rank
35th
Ireland rank
36th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 11.0% against 10.9% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.
Finland ranks 35th and Ireland ranks 36th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 20.6% | 8.8% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 16.0% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 0.9% | Finland |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 1.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, Finland or Ireland?
- Finland, at 11.0% against 10.9% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Finland and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Finland ranks 35th and Ireland ranks 36th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release