Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 52.5% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden is 52.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden peaked at 52.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1970.
Sweden ranks 10th of 110 countries on this measure, 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 | 8.3% | — |
| 1974 | 11.7% | +41.2% |
| 1979 | 15.4% | +31.2% |
| 1986 | 16.6% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 17.2% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 21.7% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +36.6% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 8.3% | 15.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 16.6% | 18.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 19.0% | 23.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 31.9% | 34.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 33.8% | 40.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 49.3% | 52.5% | 3 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Sweden was 52.5% 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 52.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 110 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 46.2%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (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.