Finland vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
21.9%
in 2018
Sweden
23.2%
in 2018
Finland rank
7th
Sweden rank
5th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 23.2% against 21.9% in Finland, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 5th of 98 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 22.7% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 22.9% | 2.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 23.0% | 3.0% | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 23.2% against 21.9% in Finland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Sweden?
- 1.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 5th of 98 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
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.