Denmark vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
10.4%
in 2023
Sweden
10.0%
in 2023
Denmark rank
30th
Sweden rank
33rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 10.4% against 10.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 122 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 11.7% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.8% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 11.2% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 10.4% against 10.0% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.4%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 33rd 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, 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