Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 4.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 183.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden peaked at 4.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.
That places Sweden 32nd 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.8% | — |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +112.4% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -27.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +25.1% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 29 Romania 4.2% compare
- 30 Burundi 4.1% compare
- 31 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.0% compare
- 33 Israel 3.9% compare
- 34 Luxembourg 3.9% compare
- 35 Madagascar 3.8% compare
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.8572 % 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 4.0% 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 4.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sweden ranks 32nd 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 183.4%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release