Austria vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Austria
11.6%
in 2024
Sweden
12.6%
in 2023
Austria rank
52nd
Sweden rank
50th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.6% against 11.6% in Austria, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th of 126 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 16.9% | 8.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 13.3% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 13.0% | 1.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.6% against 11.6% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Austria and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Austria ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). 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