Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.3% 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 8.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 177.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 8.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1998.
Finland ranks 19th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 2.4% | — |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +32.6% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -35.1% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +106.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- 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)
- 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)
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 8.3% 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 8.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 19th 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 up 177.9%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release