Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 29.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Finland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 29.2% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Finland peaked at 32.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1998.
Finland ranks 24th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.4% | — |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 26.4% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 28.3% | 30.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 27.9% | 29.4% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Finland?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Finland was 29.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Finland ranks 24th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release