Australia vs Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary
Australia
0.721 LPIA
in 2024
Sweden
0.7265 LPIA
in 2022
Australia rank
19th
Sweden rank
18th
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7265 LPIA against 0.721 LPIA in Australia, a difference of 0.0055 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 72 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7102 LPIA | 0.6929 LPIA | 0.0172 LPIA | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.7332 LPIA | 0.7198 LPIA | 0.0134 LPIA | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.7265 LPIA against 0.721 LPIA in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.0055 LPIA, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Australia ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 72 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release