Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Sweden
Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 90.8% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Sweden, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Sweden stood at 90.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Sweden peaked at 90.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 1981.
That places Sweden 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.5% | 85.4% | 87.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 88.2% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 88.3% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 89.4% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 90.0% | 90.8% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Sweden?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Sweden was 90.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 1981.
- How does Sweden rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Sweden ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release