Spain vs Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Spain
0.6012 LPIA
in 2023
Sweden
0.6138 LPIA
in 2021
Spain rank
25th
Sweden rank
24th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.6138 LPIA against 0.6012 LPIA in Spain, a difference of 0.0126 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 25th and Sweden ranks 24th of 91 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4382 LPIA | 0.5872 LPIA | 0.149 LPIA | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.5087 LPIA | 0.605 LPIA | 0.0962 LPIA | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5909 LPIA | 0.5953 LPIA | 0.0043 LPIA | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.602 LPIA | 0.6064 LPIA | 0.0044 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, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.6138 LPIA against 0.6012 LPIA in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.0126 LPIA, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Spain ranks 25th 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