Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA was 0.5839 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5839 LPIA
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
15th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.5839 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.4859 LPIA
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden, 2014–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Sweden, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4859 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.4882 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5047 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5372 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5653 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5591 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.538 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5428 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5725 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5839 LPIA | +2.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.5839 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5085 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.5839 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4943 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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 0.6196 LPIA compare
- 14 South Korea 0.5951 LPIA compare
- 16 United States 0.5714 LPIA compare
- 17 Slovenia 0.5713 LPIA compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 0.5618 LPIA compare
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 0.5839 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