Australia vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
20.6%
in 2023
Sweden
20.4%
in 2023
Australia rank
12th
Sweden rank
13th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 20.6% against 20.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 13th of 123 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 22.7% | 7.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 23.7% | 9.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 22.6% | 4.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 20.8% | 1.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 20.6% against 20.4% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 13th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare 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