Singapore vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Singapore
4.5%
in 2023
Sweden
4.6%
in 2023
Singapore rank
59th
Sweden rank
56th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.6% against 4.5% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Sweden ahead.
Singapore ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 56th of 121 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.4% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Singapore or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.6% against 4.5% in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Singapore and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Singapore ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 56th 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, 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