Finland vs Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
1.0%
in 2023
Latvia
0.9%
in 2023
Finland rank
56th
Latvia rank
58th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Latvia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.
Finland ranks 56th and Latvia ranks 58th of 116 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Latvia |
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 Latvia?
- Finland, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Latvia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Latvia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 56th and Latvia ranks 58th of 116 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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