Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Sweden, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Sweden stood at 2.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Sweden peaked at 2.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2013.
That places Sweden 6th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.5% | — |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Sweden?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Sweden was 2.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (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.