Finland vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
5.2%
in 2023
Italy
5.6%
in 2023
Finland rank
42nd
Italy rank
40th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 5.6% against 5.2% in Finland, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 42nd and Italy ranks 40th of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 0.1% | 4.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.4% | 2.3% | Finland |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.5% | 2.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Italy, at 5.6% against 5.2% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Italy?
- 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 42nd and Italy ranks 40th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, male (%). 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