Finland vs Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
4.6%
in 2018
Ireland
5.1%
in 2016
Finland rank
37th
Ireland rank
34th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.1% against 4.6% in Finland, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 37th and Ireland ranks 34th of 101 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 3.9% | 2.2% | Finland |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 1.7% | Finland |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 5.0% | 0.0% | Ireland |
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 Ireland?
- Ireland, at 5.1% against 4.6% in Finland as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Ireland?
- 0.5%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 37th and Ireland ranks 34th of 101 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
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.