Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Sweden
Sweden: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 98.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Sweden, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Sweden is 98.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Sweden peaked at 99.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2019.
Sweden ranks 17th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 99.5% | — |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 95.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 96.2% | 98.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 300,133 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 194,163 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Sweden?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Sweden was 98.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2019.
- How does Sweden rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release