Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland stood at 3.7%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 214.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 3.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2012.
That places Finland 38th out of 121 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 | 1.5% | — |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +48.4% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -59.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +52.2% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 35 Madagascar 3.8% compare
- 36 New Zealand 3.8% compare
- 37 Bahrain 3.7% compare
- 39 Cameroon 3.6% compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 3.6% compare
- 41 Macau, China 3.5% compare
More education data for Finland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- 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)
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 3.7% 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 3.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 38th 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 214.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release