Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.7141 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.7141 LPIA
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
12th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.7248 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.6721 LPIA
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden stood at 0.7141 LPIA.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 0.7248 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6721 LPIA, in 2015.
That places Sweden 12th out of 80 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Sweden, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.6721 LPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.7241 LPIA | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7248 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7227 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7219 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.715 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7125 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.684 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7141 LPIA | +4.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.7141 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6391 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.7141 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6185 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7131 LPIA | 0.6721 LPIA | 0.7248 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7064 LPIA | 0.684 LPIA | 0.715 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 0.7141 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 0.7248 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6721 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 80 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 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release