Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.8% 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 6.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 7.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1998.
That places Finland 80th out of 124 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 | 5.0% | — |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 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 6.8% 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 7.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 80th out of 124 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 2.3%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release