Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Sweden
Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 86.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Sweden, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 86.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Sweden peaked at 91.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 29th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 88.1% | — |
| 2007 | 87.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.8% | 87.3% | 88.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 87.3% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.6% | 88.1% | 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, urban, female in Sweden?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Sweden was 86.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Sweden ranks 29th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release