Spain vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Spain
3.9%
in 2018
Sweden
4.3%
in 2018
Spain rank
53rd
Sweden rank
50th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Spain
  • Sweden
0246199920082018

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.3% against 3.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 50th of 97 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 3.5% 3.0% 0.5% Spain
2000s 5.7% 3.9% 1.8% Spain
2010s 4.1% 3.6% 0.5% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Spain or Sweden?
Sweden, at 4.3% against 3.9% in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Spain and Sweden?
0.4%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Spain ranks 53rd and Sweden ranks 50th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, 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 tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,140 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Information and Communication Technologies programmes in the reference year.