Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Sweden
Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 89.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Sweden, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 89.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Sweden peaked at 89.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 1981.
Sweden ranks 34th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.6% | 84.6% | 86.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 87.6% | 87.1% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 86.7% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 88.1% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 88.4% | 89.1% | 6 |
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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, both sexes (modelled data) in Sweden?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Sweden was 89.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 1981.
- How does Sweden rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Sweden ranks 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release