Mexico vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Mexico
3.0%
in 2023
Sweden
3.1%
in 2023
Mexico rank
75th
Sweden rank
72nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Mexico
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Mexico ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 72nd of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Mexico or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.1% against 3.0% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Mexico and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Mexico ranks 75th 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