Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 in Sweden
Sweden: Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 was 1.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Doctoral graduates in STEM fields by sex - per thousand population in Sweden, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Sweden is 1.1, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Sweden peaked at 1.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2020.
That places Sweden 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.4 | — |
| 2014 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.34 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1 | 1.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7238 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1458 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.051 (2100)
- Population density 27.91 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 479,660 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Sweden?
- Doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Sweden was 1.1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Doctoral graduates in STEM fields by sex - per thousand population aged 25 to 34. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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