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
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
February 2026 Data Release