Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Sweden
Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 86.1% in 2021. β¬ Flat
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Sweden, 2006β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Sweden stood at 86.1%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Sweden peaked at 90.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2021.
That places Sweden 29th out of 95 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.9% | 88.6% | 89.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 86.3% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.1% | 87.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 26 Estonia, Republic of 87.4% compare
- 27 Bulgaria 87.3% compare
- 28 Kyrgyz Republic 86.2% compare
- 30 Hungary 85.8% compare
- 31 Luxembourg 85.3% compare
- 32 Costa Rica 84.4% compare
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 in Sweden?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Sweden was 86.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release