Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Sweden
Gross tertiary enrolment in Sweden was 84.0% in 2024.
Sweden, 2024
84.0%
Change from 2023
+2.6percentage points
European Union, 2024
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
77.8%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Sweden over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.0% | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6 percentage points from 81.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 65.0%, the figure has changed by +19.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.5%.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
53.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
114.9%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
5.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
6.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
38.2%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
5.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT