Singapore vs Sweden: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education
Singapore
29.8%
in 2023
Sweden
24.9%
in 2024
Singapore rank
39th
Sweden rank
42nd
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 29.8% against 24.9% in Sweden, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 57 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.8% | 24.9% | 2.9% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.6% | 1.1% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education, Singapore or Sweden?
- Singapore, at 29.8% against 24.9% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education between Singapore and Sweden?
- 4.9%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Singapore ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 42nd of 57 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general 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