El Salvador vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
El Salvador
16.3%
in 2023
Sweden
15.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
111th
Sweden rank
113th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- El Salvador
- Sweden
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 16.3% against 15.3% in Sweden, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 111th and Sweden ranks 113th of 122 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 16.1% | 21.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 16.1% | 11.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 15.5% | 3.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, El Salvador or Sweden?
- El Salvador, at 16.3% against 15.3% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between El Salvador and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 111th and Sweden ranks 113th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law 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