New Zealand vs Sweden: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

New Zealand
0.0475 units per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.0468 units per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
31st
Sweden rank
34th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Sweden
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0475 units per person against 0.0468 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0007 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

New Zealand ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 34th of 197 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0216 units per person 0.0189 units per person 0.0026 units per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0298 units per person 0.0216 units per person 0.0082 units per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0417 units per person 0.0254 units per person 0.0164 units per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0562 units per person 0.0433 units per person 0.0129 units per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0485 units per person 0.0458 units per person 0.0027 units per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), New Zealand or Sweden?
New Zealand, at 0.0475 units per person against 0.0468 units per person in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between New Zealand and Sweden?
0.0007 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
New Zealand ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 34th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.