Finland vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
4.5%
in 2023
Sweden
4.6%
in 2023
Finland rank
57th
Sweden rank
56th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 56th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 6.2% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 5.8% | 1.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.5% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 0.1% | 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 56th 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, 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