Finland vs Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
4.5%
in 2023
Malaysia
4.6%
in 2024
Finland rank
47th
Malaysia rank
45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 1.8% | 3.7% | Finland |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 5.8% | 0.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 7.5% | 2.9% | Malaysia |
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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malaysia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 47th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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