Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden is 3.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden peaked at 3.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 67th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -31.4% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +48.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +35.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 512,024 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0813 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,871 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 458,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.11 % 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 3.7% 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 3.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sweden ranks 67th out of 122 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 52.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release