Spain vs Sweden: Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.08 Percentage of students against 2.18 Percentage of students in Spain, a difference of 0.9 Percentage of students.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 19th of 32 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.87 Percentage of students | 3.79 Percentage of students | 1.92 Percentage of students | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.1 Percentage of students | 3.09 Percentage of students | 0.9842 Percentage of students | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.08 Percentage of students against 2.18 Percentage of students in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.9 Percentage of students, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Spain ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 19th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of national students going abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.