Students in tertiary: % of corresponding age population in Finland
Finland: Students in tertiary: % of corresponding age population was 1.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Finland, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Finland stood at 1.2. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Finland peaked at 1.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2018.
That places Finland 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Students in tertiary: % of corresponding age population in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9 | — |
| 2014 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.2 | +20.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.05, 17% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.85, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Students in tertiary: % of corresponding age population in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -50.0% | 1 | 0.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8286 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.95 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More population data for Finland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3888 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3569 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1705 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,461 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0156 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.367 (2100)
- Population density 15.14 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 178,591 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Finland?
- Students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age in Finland was 1.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2018.
- How does Finland rank for students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age?
- Finland ranks 42nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in tertiary education by age group - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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