Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 1.8% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Sweden, 2013β2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Sweden is 1.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Sweden peaked at 1.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2013.
Sweden ranks 7th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Sweden?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Sweden was 1.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. 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+, total (%) (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.