Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.2% 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 8.2%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 9.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1998.
That places Finland 78th 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 | 5.5% | — |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 8.2% 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 9.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1998.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 78th 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 down 1.2%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release