Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Finland
Gross tertiary enrolment in Finland was 110.3% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Finland, 2024
110.3%
Change from 2023
+2.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
77.8%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Finland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Finland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 110.3% | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 108.1% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 104.9% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 100.9% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2 percentage points from 108.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 90.0%, the figure has changed by +20.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.5%.
More for Finland
All statistics for Finland
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
38.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
98.9%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
11.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
9.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
28.1%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
8.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT