Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes was 3.1% 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 3.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden peaked at 3.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2004.
That places Sweden 72nd out of 124 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 … graduates Services both sexes in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +31.8% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +17.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 3.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 88% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 3.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.0%, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- 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)
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 3.1% 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 3.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sweden ranks 72nd out of 124 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 20.3%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release