Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland
Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland is 1.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 1.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
That places Finland 29th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.2% | — |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 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 1.5% 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 1.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 29th out of 117 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 2.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release