Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 3.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden peaked at 4.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 74th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.0% | — |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 71 Spain 3.8% compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 3.7% compare
- 73 Palestine, State of 3.7% compare
- 75 Bulgaria 3.6% compare
- 76 United Arab Emirates 3.5% compare
- 77 Malta 3.4% compare
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0814 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,407 (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 3.6% 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 4.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sweden ranks 74th 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 4.4%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release