Denmark vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
3.0%
in 2023
Sweden
3.1%
in 2023
Denmark rank
73rd
Sweden rank
72nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 72nd of 124 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.1% against 3.0% in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 72nd of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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