Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Sweden
Sweden: Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion was 99,046 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Sweden, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Sweden stood at 99,046. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Sweden peaked at 99,046 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82,891, in 2016.
Sweden ranks 16th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 98,642 | — |
| 2014 | 89,848 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 86,945 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 82,891 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 83,053 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82,995 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 85,938 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 89,391 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 96,091 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 97,472 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 98,981 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 99,046 | +0.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 99,046 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,750, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 99,046 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85,533, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87,187 | 82,891 | 98,642 | 7 |
| 2020s | 96,196 | 89,391 | 99,046 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Sweden?
- Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Sweden was 99,046 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 99,046 in 2024.
- What is the lowest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,891 in 2016.
- How does Sweden rank for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex?
- Sweden ranks 16th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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