Australia vs Sweden: Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates
Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.03 million Persons against 620,234 Persons in Sweden, a difference of 413,306 Persons.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Sweden's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 27 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 898,548 Persons | 613,146 Persons | 285,402 Persons | Australia |
| 2020s | 998,732 Persons | 634,569 Persons | 364,163 Persons | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 1.03 million Persons against 620,234 Persons in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates between Australia and Sweden?
- 413,306 Persons, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates?
- Australia ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. 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 number of new entrants, enrolled students and graduates . The default table displays data on enrolled students for the latest year available and for a subset of education levels. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by intensity, by sex and measure (graduates). 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.