Finland vs Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
4.5%
in 2023
Germany
4.7%
in 2024
Finland rank
81st
Germany rank
78th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 81st and Germany ranks 78th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Finland |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.3% | 1.3% | Finland |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0% | Germany |
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 Germany?
- Germany, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Germany rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 81st and Germany ranks 78th of 121 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, 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