Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Sweden
Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male was 68.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Sweden, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Sweden is 68.1%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Sweden peaked at 88.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 2021.
That places Sweden 33rd out of 80 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 87.2% | — |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1% | 87.0% | 87.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 74.8% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 68.1% | 71.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Sweden?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male in Sweden was 68.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release