Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA was 0.6549 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.6549 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 0.6549 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5902 LPIA, in 2015.
Sweden ranks 12th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Sweden, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.5902 LPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.6248 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6382 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6498 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.648 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.637 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6343 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6328 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6549 LPIA | +3.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.6549 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.572 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.6549 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5581 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6302 LPIA | 0.5902 LPIA | 0.6498 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6397 LPIA | 0.6328 LPIA | 0.6549 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.43 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,813 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,302 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 235,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 222,360 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 987,895 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 859,847 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.8572 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden was 0.6549 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6549 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5902 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release