Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 18.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 18.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden peaked at 22.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2007.
Sweden ranks 18th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.6% | — |
| 2000 | 21.3% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.9% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 18.0% | 19.4% | 8 |
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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 18.3% in 2018, 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 22.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed engineering, manufacturing and construction programmes in the reference year.