Brazil vs Sweden: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education
Brazil
36.64
in 2017
Sweden
35.48
in 2017
Brazil rank
36th
Sweden rank
39th
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education over time
- Brazil
- Sweden
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36.64 against 35.48 in Sweden, a difference of 1.16.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 39th of 96 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.38 | 34.02 | 1.36 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 33.48 | 34.06 | 0.5885 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education, Brazil or Sweden?
- Brazil, at 36.64 against 35.48 in Sweden as of 2017.
- What is the difference in share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education between Brazil and Sweden?
- 1.16, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
- How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 39th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.