Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden peaked at 1.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.
That places Sweden 53rd out of 121 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 tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden was 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sweden ranks 53rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release