Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 29.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden stood at 29.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 29.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2013.
That places Sweden 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 19.0% | — |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +27.5% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +28.3% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +5.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 29.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 29.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.7% | 19.0% | 25.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.0% | 29.8% | 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 29.8% 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 29.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 112 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 57.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release