Australia vs Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
20.6%
in 2023
Finland
21.4%
in 2023
Australia rank
12th
Finland rank
9th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 21.4% against 20.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Finland ranks 9th of 123 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 22.6% | 7.8% | Finland |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 20.6% | 6.4% | Finland |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 20.6% | 2.5% | Finland |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 20.9% | 1.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Finland?
- Finland, at 21.4% against 20.6% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Finland?
- 0.8%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 12th and Finland ranks 9th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare 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