Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.6549 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden, 2015β2023
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.
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
- 9 Ireland 0.7499 LPIA compare
- 10 Netherlands 0.7084 LPIA compare
- 11 Slovenia 0.668 LPIA compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 0.6508 LPIA compare
- 14 Italy 0.6112 LPIA compare
- 15 United States of America 0.6067 LPIA compare
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 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