Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 20.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 20.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 20.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2004.
That places Finland 93rd 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 tertiary education graduating from in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.2% | — |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 14.6% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.5% | 15.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 14.6% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.2% | 20.8% | 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 in Finland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland was 20.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2004.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 93rd out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release