Sweden vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Sweden
0.8%
in 2018
United States of America
0.9%
in 2016
Sweden rank
75th
United States of America rank
72nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Sweden
  • United States of America
11.522.5199920082018

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.

Sweden ranks 75th and United States of America ranks 72nd of 97 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 1.0% 2.1% 1.1% United States of America
2000s 1.2% 1.5% 0.3% United States of America
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Sweden or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Sweden as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Sweden and United States of America?
0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States of America?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Sweden and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Sweden ranks 75th and United States of America ranks 72nd of 97 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,143 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes in the reference year.