Spain vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Spain
0.8%
in 2018
Sweden
0.9%
in 2023
Spain rank
42nd
Sweden rank
39th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 39th of 72 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Sweden |
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?
- Sweden, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 39th of 72 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, 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