Finland vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
20.0%
in 2023
Spain
19.3%
in 2023
Finland rank
95th
Spain rank
98th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Finland currently reports 20.0% against 19.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Finland ranks 95th and Spain ranks 98th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 27.2% | 9.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 23.5% | 6.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 19.5% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.3% | 0.8% | 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 Spain?
- Finland, at 20.0% against 19.3% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Spain?
- 0.7%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 95th and Spain ranks 98th 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