Finland vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
18.8%
in 2018
Sweden
16.4%
in 2018
Finland rank
90th
Sweden rank
93rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 18.8% against 16.4% in Sweden, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 90th and Sweden ranks 93rd of 98 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 13.0% | 5.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 13.5% | 3.8% | Finland |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 16.1% | 1.7% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 18.8% against 16.4% in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Sweden?
- 2.4%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 90th and Sweden ranks 93rd of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.