Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Sweden, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Sweden stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Sweden peaked at 0.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.
That places Sweden 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Sweden?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Sweden was 0.4% 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 0.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Sweden ranks 77th out of 120 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 25.6%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release