Finland vs Sweden: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes

Finland
25,443 number
in 2018
Sweden
23,604 number
in 2018
Finland rank
35th
Sweden rank
38th

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Finland
  • Sweden
010.0k20.0k30.0k199920082018

How they compare

Finland currently reports 25,443 number against 23,604 number in Sweden, a difference of 1,839 number.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.

Finland ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 38th of 119 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0 number 12,962 number 12,962 number Sweden
2000s 0 number 12,207 number 12,207 number Sweden
2010s 24,117 number 22,518 number 1,599 number Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes, Finland or Sweden?
Finland, at 25,443 number against 23,604 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes between Finland and Sweden?
1,839 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes?
Finland ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 38th of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Finland vs Sweden: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-both-sexes-number/finland/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-both-sexes-number/finland/sweden/">Finland vs Sweden: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,486 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.