Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 53.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Sweden, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 53.0% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Sweden peaked at 56.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2002.
Sweden ranks 110th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.5% | — |
| 2000 | 49.7% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 48.2% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 47.5% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 53.0% | 54.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 52.3% | 54.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Sweden?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Sweden was 53.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Sweden ranks 110th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release