Sweden vs Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Sweden
0.7811 LPIA
in 2023
Switzerland
0.7579 LPIA
in 2024
Sweden rank
12th
Switzerland rank
14th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7811 LPIA against 0.7579 LPIA in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0232 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 87 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7488 LPIA | 0.6746 LPIA | 0.0742 LPIA | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.746 LPIA | 0.8053 LPIA | 0.0593 LPIA | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.7695 LPIA | 0.7682 LPIA | 0.0013 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, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 0.7811 LPIA against 0.7579 LPIA in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.0232 LPIA, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Sweden ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 87 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, female, 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