Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden stood at 9.9%.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden peaked at 11.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2009.
Sweden ranks 16th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.5% | — |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 10.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,407 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.497 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.041 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 426,440 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0403 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.43 % change on previous year (2024)
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 9.9% 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 11.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sweden ranks 16th out of 123 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 13.1%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release