Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.8% 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 11.8% 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden peaked at 11.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1999.
That places Sweden 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 4.8% | — |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +37.4% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.4% | 11.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 11.8% 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 11.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sweden ranks 29th 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 78.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release