Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden
Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden stood at 11.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden peaked at 13.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
That places Sweden 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.3% | — |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.7% | 13.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 15 United States of America 12.0% compare
- 16 Georgia 12.0% compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.9% compare
- 19 Slovakia 11.8% compare
- 20 Russian Federation 11.4% compare
- 21 Argentina 11.2% 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 11.8% in 2018, 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 13.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.