Finland vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
6.8%
in 2023
Spain
7.1%
in 2023
Finland rank
80th
Spain rank
78th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 7.1% against 6.8% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Finland ranks 80th and Spain ranks 78th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 10.0% | 4.8% | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 7.1% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 7.4% | 0.5% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 7.1% against 6.8% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 80th and Spain ranks 78th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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