Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 30.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 30.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 47.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2020.
Finland ranks 13th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 42.9% | — |
| 1999 | 46.3% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 42.8% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.6% | 42.9% | 46.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 42.7% | 45.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 31.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 28.9% | 31.3% | 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 30.5% 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 47.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 13th out of 123 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 24.8%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release