Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden peaked at 0.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.
That places Sweden 58th 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 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 55 Portugal 0.3% compare
- 56 Ukraine 0.3% compare
- 57 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 59 Madagascar 0.3% compare
- 60 Italy 0.3% compare
- 61 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
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 0.3% 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 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sweden ranks 58th 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 24.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release