Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 11.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Finland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Finland stood at 11.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Finland peaked at 16.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2023.
Finland ranks 35th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.1% | — |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 11.1% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 13.8% | 16.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 12.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.0% | 13.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Finland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Finland was 11.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Finland ranks 35th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release