Australia vs Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Australia
0.5847 LPIA
in 2024
Sweden
0.6138 LPIA
in 2021
Australia rank
27th
Sweden rank
24th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.6138 LPIA against 0.5847 LPIA in Australia, a difference of 0.0291 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 24th of 91 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6026 LPIA | 0.6029 LPIA | 0.0003 LPIA | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5548 LPIA | 0.5953 LPIA | 0.0405 LPIA | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.548 LPIA | 0.6064 LPIA | 0.0584 LPIA | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.6138 LPIA against 0.5847 LPIA in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.0291 LPIA, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 24th of 91 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle 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