Sweden vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Sweden
494,296
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
38.88 million
in 2024
Sweden rank
55th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
52nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Sweden
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
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How they compare

UIS: North America and Western Europe currently reports 38.88 million against 494,296 in Sweden, a difference of 38.39 million.

That makes UIS: North America and Western Europe's figure about 78.7 times Sweden's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, UIS: North America and Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 55th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 52nd of 200 countries.

UIS: North America and Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
1970s 155,441 18.59 million 18.43 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
1980s 180,500 22.78 million 22.60 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
1990s 244,017 27.57 million 27.32 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
2000s 402,454 33.16 million 32.76 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
2010s 438,233 37.77 million 37.34 million UIS: North America and Western Europe
2020s 479,638 39.19 million 38.71 million UIS: North America and Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Sweden or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
UIS: North America and Western Europe, at 38.88 million against 494,296 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
38.39 million, with UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Sweden and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Sweden ranks 55th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 52nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.