Sweden vs United Kingdom: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Sweden
26.6%
in 2018
United Kingdom
26.3%
in 2016
Sweden rank
24th
United Kingdom rank
25th

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 26.6% against 26.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 98 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 28.1% 23.7% 4.4% Sweden
2010s 26.2% 24.1% 2.2% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math, Sweden or United Kingdom?
Sweden, at 26.6% against 26.3% in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math between Sweden and United Kingdom?
0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Sweden ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.