Belgium vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Belgium
4.3%
in 2023
Sweden
4.0%
in 2023
Belgium rank
66th
Sweden rank
67th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 4.3% against 4.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Belgium ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 67th of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.8% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.4% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Belgium or Sweden?
- Belgium, at 4.3% against 4.0% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Belgium and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 67th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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