Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland is 2.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 3.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2015.
Finland ranks 99th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.1% | — |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 176,004 (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 2.6% 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 3.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 99th out of 124 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 down 6.1%. 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 Education programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release