Botswana vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Botswana
4.3%
in 2024
Sweden
4.0%
in 2023
Botswana rank
65th
Sweden rank
67th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Botswana
- Sweden
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.3% against 4.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 67th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 4.9% | 10.3% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 5.2% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 4.3% | 3.7% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 4.0% | 0.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Botswana or Sweden?
- Botswana, at 4.3% against 4.0% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Botswana and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Botswana ranks 65th 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