Finland vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
4.5%
in 2023
Netherlands
4.5%
in 2023
Finland rank
47th
Netherlands rank
46th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 4.5% against 4.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 2.3% | 3.9% | Finland |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.0% | 3.3% | Finland |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.9% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 4.5% against 4.5% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 46th 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