Finland vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
15.7%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
15.4%
in 2024
Finland rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
9th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 15.7% against 15.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.9% | 2.8% | Finland |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 9.3% | 5.2% | 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Finland, at 15.7% against 15.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.3%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Saudi Arabia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 121 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, 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