Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Sweden
Sweden: Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 was 85.8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Sweden, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 85.8 for students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Sweden peaked at 85.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.8, in 2015.
Sweden ranks 9th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 65.4 | — |
| 2014 | 63.9 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 63.8 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.9 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 66.6 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 69.9 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 72.3 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 77.2 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 84.6 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 83.7 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 81.3 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 83.5 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 85.8 | +2.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 85.8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.4, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 85.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.69 | 63.8 | 72.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 82.68 | 77.2 | 85.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- 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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 11,902 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4642 Percent per annum (2030)
- 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 students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Sweden?
- Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 in Sweden was 85.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8 in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in tertiary education - % of population aged 20 to 24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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