Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sweden, 1995–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 100.0% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sweden peaked at 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1995.
That places Sweden 1st out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sweden, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100.0% | — |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,407 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.497 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.041 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 426,440 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0403 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0594 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 71,551 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sweden?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Sweden was 100.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary, population 25+ years, 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 primary education.