Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Sweden or Turks and Caicos Islands?

Turks and Caicos Islands, at 24.4% against 24.1% in Sweden as of 2018.

What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between Sweden and Turks and Caicos Islands?

0.3%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turks and Caicos Islands?

6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Expenditure on tertiary education

Sweden

24.1%

in 2016

Turks and Caicos Islands

24.4%

in 2018

Sweden rank

47th

Turks and Caicos Islands rank

44th

Expenditure on tertiary education over time

Sweden
Turks and Caicos Islands

How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 24.4% against 24.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 47th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 44th of 160 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Turks and Caicos Islands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.0%	1.0%	9.0%	Sweden
1990s	27.0%	1.1%	25.9%	Sweden
2000s	28.4%	25.2%	3.3%	Sweden
2010s	24.9%	22.4%	2.5%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Sweden or Turks and Caicos Islands?: Turks and Caicos Islands, at 24.4% against 24.1% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between Sweden and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 0.3%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2015.
How do Sweden and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for expenditure on tertiary education?: Sweden ranks 47th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 44th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit: % of government expenditure on education
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 3,723 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.