Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 9.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 9.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1998.
That places Finland 89th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 8.2% | — |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (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 9.8% 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 9.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 89th 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 up 15.1%. 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 Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release