Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 38.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 38.3% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 38.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 7th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.7% | 28.6% | 31.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 32.1% | 38.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 4 Switzerland 43.7% compare
- 5 Poland 42.1% compare
- 6 Lithuania 39.3% compare
- 8 United States 37.8% compare
- 9 Netherlands 37.6% compare
- 10 Hungary 37.5% 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 38.3% 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 38.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 33 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 34.0%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release