Australia vs Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary

Australia
0.6564 LPIA
in 2024
Sweden
0.6725 LPIA
in 2022
Australia rank
23rd
Sweden rank
22nd

Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
00.20.40.6200420142024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.6725 LPIA against 0.6564 LPIA in Australia, a difference of 0.0161 LPIA.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Sweden ahead.

Australia ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 22nd of 70 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 0.6046 LPIA 0.6297 LPIA 0.0251 LPIA Sweden
2020s 0.6353 LPIA 0.6549 LPIA 0.0195 LPIA Sweden

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 0.6725 LPIA against 0.6564 LPIA in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary between Australia and Sweden?
0.0161 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 23rd and Sweden ranks 22nd of 70 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, male, 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

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
70 places, 801 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release