Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 1.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Sweden, 2013–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Sweden stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Sweden peaked at 1.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.
That places Sweden 6th out of 58 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Sweden, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +41.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Sweden?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Sweden was 1.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, 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 Doctoral or equivalent.