Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 7.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2023.
That places Finland 45th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 7.5% | — |
| 1999 | 6.8% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 30,824 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (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 4.0% 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 7.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 45th 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 down 29.9%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release