Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sweden
Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity was 0.8946 LPIA in 2021. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sweden, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sweden stood at 0.8946 LPIA. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sweden peaked at 1.04 LPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8946 LPIA, in 2021.
That places Sweden 33rd out of 88 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 1.04 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9569 LPIA | 0.9113 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9081 LPIA | 0.8946 LPIA | 0.9216 LPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sweden?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Sweden was 0.8946 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 LPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8946 LPIA in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release