Croatia vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Croatia
17.5%
in 2023
Sweden
17.7%
in 2023
Croatia rank
21st
Sweden rank
20th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Croatia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 17.7% against 17.5% in Croatia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Croatia ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 124 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 20.6% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 19.4% | 4.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 18.6% | 2.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 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, Croatia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 17.7% against 17.5% in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Croatia and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Croatia ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 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