Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 10.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Finland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Finland stood at 10.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Finland peaked at 14.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1998.
Finland ranks 26th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.5% | — |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.3% | 14.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.5% | 13.7% | 9 |
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 10.5% in 2018, 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 14.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Finland ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.