France vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
France
0.8%
in 2023
Sweden
0.8%
in 2023
France rank
80th
Sweden rank
82nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
France currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 116 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | France |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | France |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, France or Sweden?
- France, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between France and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- France ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 116 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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