Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 57.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden stood at 57.5%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden peaked at 57.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1970.
That places Sweden 9th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.7% | — |
| 1974 | 10.9% | +43.0% |
| 1979 | 14.2% | +29.4% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 22.0% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.9% | 7.7% | 14.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 16.4% | 18.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 18.9% | 23.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 34.3% | 37.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 36.2% | 44.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 54.4% | 57.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 194,163 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden was 57.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.