Cyprus vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Cyprus
13.0%
in 2024
Sweden
13.3%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
29th
Sweden rank
26th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Cyprus
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 13.3% against 13.0% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Cyprus ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 26th of 121 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 7.7% | 5.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 10.0% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 12.6% | 4.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 13.4% | 2.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Cyprus or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 13.3% against 13.0% in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Cyprus and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cyprus ranks 29th and Sweden ranks 26th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). 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