Sweden vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Sweden
21,312
in 2024
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2.17 million
in 2024
Sweden rank
53rd
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
52nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • Sweden
  • WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199720102024

How they compare

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.17 million against 21,312 in Sweden, a difference of 2.15 million.

That makes WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)'s figure about 101.7 times Sweden's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 53rd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 52nd of 146 countries.

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 2,686 694,090 691,404 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2000s 9,051 770,387 761,337 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2010s 13,143 1.35 million 1.34 million WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
2020s 20,232 2.05 million 2.03 million WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Sweden or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), at 2.17 million against 21,312 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Sweden and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
2.15 million, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Sweden and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Sweden ranks 53rd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 52nd of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 7,676 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release