Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 28.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Sweden, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Sweden is 28.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Sweden peaked at 32.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2008.
Sweden ranks 28th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.5% | — |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 23.9% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.6% | 27.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.0% | 29.0% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Sweden?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Sweden was 28.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Sweden ranks 28th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release