Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.5839 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden stood at 0.5839 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 0.5839 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4859 LPIA, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 15th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5234 LPIA | 0.4859 LPIA | 0.5653 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5593 LPIA | 0.538 LPIA | 0.5839 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 12 Uzbekistan 0.6441 LPIA compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 0.6196 LPIA compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 0.5951 LPIA compare
- 16 United States of America 0.5714 LPIA compare
- 17 Slovenia 0.5713 LPIA compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 0.5618 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 0.5839 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 0.5839 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4859 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 84 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 20.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release