Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Sweden

Sweden: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 26.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
26.6%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
24th
of 98 countries
All-time high
32.6%
in 2001
All-time low
23.9%
in 2008
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Sweden, 1999–2018

01020301999200820181999: 28.5 %2000: 31.1 %2001: 32.6 %2002: 32.3 %2003: 30.9 %2004: 29.1 %2005: 26.1 %2006: 26 %2007: 24.2 %2008: 23.9 %2009: 24.4 %2010: 25.6 %2011: 26 %2012: 27.3 %2013: 25.9 %2015: 26 %2016: 26.6 %2017: 27.5 %2018: 26.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Sweden stood at 26.6%.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Sweden peaked at 32.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2008.

Sweden ranks 24th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.5% 28.5% 28.5% 1
2000s 28.1% 23.9% 32.6% 10
2010s 26.4% 25.6% 27.5% 8

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 21 Slovenia 27.2% compare
  2. 22 Croatia 27.0% compare
  3. 23 Lithuania 26.8% compare
  4. 25 United Kingdom 26.3% compare
  5. 26 Czechia 26.1% compare
  6. 27 Azerbaijan 25.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Sweden?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Sweden was 26.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2001.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2008.
How does Sweden rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Sweden ranks 24th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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