Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Sweden
Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 77.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Sweden, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Sweden stood at 77.6%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Sweden peaked at 87.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 34th of 94 countries on this measure, 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 | 86.0% | 85.2% | 87.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 81.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 77.6% | 79.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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, male in Sweden?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Sweden was 77.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Sweden ranks 34th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release