Australia vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
26.7%
in 2023
Sweden
26.8%
in 2023
Australia rank
12th
Sweden rank
11th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 26.8% against 26.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th of 122 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 | 20.0% | 30.6% | 10.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 31.5% | 12.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 29.5% | 5.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 27.0% | 1.6% | 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?
- Sweden, at 26.8% against 26.7% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden 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 11th of 122 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, female (%). 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