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Higher education in Sweden
Higher education in Sweden is provided by a wide range of institutions. They are founded on three sets of activities:
Sweden ranks highly according to several of the indicators used in the OECD:
- Teaching
- Research
- Interaction with the rest of society: third stream activities.
In an international perspective
Sweden ranks highly according to several of the indicators used in the OECD:
- Funding: Sweden devotes 1.53% of GDP to higher education and research, half of which goes towards research and third cycle (doctoral) programmes.
- Expansion: Between 1995 and 2004, the number of students in higher education rose by 52%. In 2008, there were 348,000 students enrolled in first (undergraduate) and second (Master's) cycle programmes.
- Well-educated population: 30% of the Swedish population between 30 and 64 years has taken a minimum of 120 higher education credits, equivalent to two years of full-time study.
- Entrants: At 76%, Sweden has a large proportion of students beginning higher education in relation to its population.
- Disciplines: Sweden awards a high proportion of qualifications in medicine and health sciences.
- Third cycle (doctoral) studies: Sweden awards a high number of doctorates: 2.2% in relation to the size of a typical age cohort.
More detailed information can be found in: Swedish Universities and University Colleges: Short Version of Annual Report 2009.
Last updated: 2010-07-12
Contact: Lennart Ståhle, Email: forename.surname@hsv.se
Contact: Lennart Ståhle, Email: forename.surname@hsv.se
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Swedish National Agency for Higher Education Visting address: Luntmakargatan 13 Box 7851, 103 99 Stockholm
Phone: 08-563 085 00 Fax: 08-563 085 50 Email: hsv@hsv.se
Phone: 08-563 085 00 Fax: 08-563 085 50 Email: hsv@hsv.se
