Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.4% 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 4.4%.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 5.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2002.
Finland ranks 63rd of 123 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.9% | — |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 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 4.4% 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 5.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2002.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 63rd 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 8.9%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release