Lithuania vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Lithuania
4.0%
in 2023
Sweden
3.7%
in 2023
Lithuania rank
64th
Sweden rank
67th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Lithuania
- Sweden
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 4.0% against 3.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 64th and Sweden ranks 67th of 122 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 1.9% | 5.4% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 1.8% | 2.9% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Lithuania or Sweden?
- Lithuania, at 4.0% against 3.7% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Lithuania and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 64th and Sweden ranks 67th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, male (%). 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