Spain vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Spain
3.8%
in 2023
Sweden
3.6%
in 2023
Spain rank
71st
Sweden rank
74th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 71st and Sweden ranks 74th of 121 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 1.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 71st and Sweden ranks 74th of 121 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, 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