Australia vs Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
4.4%
in 2023
Finland
4.3%
in 2023
Australia rank
58th
Finland rank
59th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.4% against 4.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 58th and Finland ranks 59th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 3.6% | 2.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 1.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.5% | 0.2% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Finland?
- Australia, at 4.4% against 4.3% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Finland?
- 0.1%, with Australia 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 58th and Finland ranks 59th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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