Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 95.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sweden, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sweden is 95.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sweden peaked at 96.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1970.
Sweden ranks 22nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.6% | — |
| 1974 | 47.0% | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 56.5% | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 63.7% | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 65.1% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 66.7% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 68.2% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 70.2% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 71.6% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 74.1% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 75.8% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 78.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.3% | 41.6% | 56.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 65.9% | 63.7% | 68.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 74.5% | 70.2% | 78.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 85.1% | 91.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 86.5% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 94.8% | 96.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 19 Cayman Islands 96.3% compare
- 20 Bahamas 96.3% compare
- 21 Canada 96.3% compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 95.1% compare
- 24 Germany 94.7% compare
- 25 Montenegro 94.5% compare
More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,871 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2103 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 458,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 494,296 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,504 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,047 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 300,133 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sweden?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Sweden was 95.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.