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
0246199820082018

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

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,160 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.