Finland vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
9.8%
in 2023
Italy
9.6%
in 2023
Finland rank
89th
Italy rank
90th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Finland currently reports 9.8% against 9.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.
Finland ranks 89th and Italy ranks 90th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 11.2% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 12.6% | 3.1% | Italy |
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 9.8% against 9.6% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Italy?
- 0.2%, 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 89th and Italy ranks 90th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education 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