Finland vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
20.0%
in 2023
Italy
19.5%
in 2023
Finland rank
95th
Italy rank
97th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Finland currently reports 20.0% against 19.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.
Finland ranks 95th and Italy ranks 97th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 27.0% | 7.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 24.5% | 7.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 18.2% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 18.4% | 1.7% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Finland or Italy?
- Finland, at 20.0% against 19.5% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Italy?
- 0.5%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 95th and Italy ranks 97th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). 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