What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sweden?

0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sweden?

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Lao People's Democratic Republic

2.5%

in 2018

Sweden

2.4%

in 2018

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

65th

Sweden rank

68th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Sweden

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 68th of 101 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.9%	1.9%	2.0%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	5.7%	1.9%	3.8%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	2.0%	2.4%	0.4%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Sweden?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sweden?: 0.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sweden?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 68th of 101 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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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 101 places, 1,160 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.