Finland vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
20.5%
in 2023
Spain
19.3%
in 2023
Finland rank
93rd
Spain rank
96th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Finland currently reports 20.5% against 19.3% in Spain, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Finland ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 96th of 122 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 | 14.6% | 25.6% | 11.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 21.1% | 6.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 18.6% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.4% | 1.0% | 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 20.5% 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?
- 1.2%, 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 93rd and Spain ranks 96th of 122 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, male (%). 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