Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland

Finland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
7.0%
Change on year
up 11.6%
World rank
10th
of 97 countries
All-time high
7.1%
in 2016
All-time low
2.4%
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland, 1998–2018

2345671998200820181998: 2.4 %1999: 2.7 %2000: 3.6 %2001: 3.5 %2002: 3.7 %2003: 4.4 %2004: 4.7 %2009: 3 %2010: 3.3 %2011: 3.2 %2012: 3 %2013: 3 %2014: 3.2 %2015: 6.7 %2016: 7.1 %2017: 6.3 %2018: 7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Finland recorded 7.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.

That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 130.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland peaked at 7.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1998.

That places Finland 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%) in Finland, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 2.4%
1999 2.7% +14.3%
2000 3.6% +32.6%
2001 3.5% -1.3%
2002 3.7% +5.8%
2003 4.4% +16.9%
2004 4.7% +7.3%
2009 3.0% -35.1%
2010 3.3% +7.1%
2011 3.2% -1.0%
2012 3.0% -7.7%
2013 3.0% +0.6%
2014 3.2% +7.5%
2015 6.7% +106.3%
2016 7.1% +6.0%
2017 6.3% -10.7%
2018 7.0% +11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.5% 2.4% 2.7% 2
2000s 3.8% 3.0% 4.7% 6
2010s 4.8% 3.0% 7.1% 9

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 7 Laos 8.2% compare
  2. 8 Malta 7.9% compare
  3. 9 Iran 7.1% compare
  4. 11 Ireland 7.0% compare
  5. 12 Malaysia 6.9% compare
  6. 13 Saudi Arabia 6.8% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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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 7.0% in 2018, 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 7.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1998.
How does Finland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Finland ranks 10th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.8%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,140 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Information and Communication Technologies programmes in the reference year.