Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland is 1.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 1.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1998.
That places Finland 23rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.6% | — |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,571 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 187,925 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,883 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 1.7% 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 1.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 23rd out of 121 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 3.6%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release