Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.2% 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 5.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 5.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2010.
Finland ranks 42nd of 122 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 | 4.2% | — |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -20.3% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +55.6% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 176,004 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0313 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 184,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0328 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % 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 5.2% 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 5.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2010.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 42nd out of 122 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 11.2%. 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 Services programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release