Finland vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
1.5%
in 2023
Netherlands
1.4%
in 2023
Finland rank
29th
Netherlands rank
32nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 117 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Finland |
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 Netherlands?
- Finland, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 117 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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