Finland vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
8.3%
in 2023
Ireland
8.2%
in 2022
Finland rank
19th
Ireland rank
22nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 8.3% against 8.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.
Finland ranks 19th and Ireland ranks 22nd of 123 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 8.7% | 6.2% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 9.3% | 5.5% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.7% | 0.6% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 8.3% | 0.6% | Ireland |
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 Ireland?
- Finland, at 8.3% against 8.2% in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 19th and Ireland ranks 22nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies 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