Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.4%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
4th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2010
All-time low
1.4%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1998–2023
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Finland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.4% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Finland peaked at 1.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2020.
Finland ranks 4th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.5% | — |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.9% (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 1.4% 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 1.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Finland ranks 4th out of 121 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 down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release