Denmark vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
0.7%
in 2023
Sweden
0.8%
in 2023
Denmark rank
96th
Sweden rank
94th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 96th and Sweden ranks 94th of 122 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 96th and Sweden ranks 94th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release