Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male was 49.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Finland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 49.3% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Finland peaked at 51.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2010.
That places Finland 113th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science … male in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.5% | — |
| 1999 | 44.3% | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 44.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 49.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.6%, 80% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Finland's 49.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.6%, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 44.3% | 48.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 44.2% | 46.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 42.3% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 48.7% | 51.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.25 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.23 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Finland?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Finland was 49.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2010.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Finland ranks 113th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release