Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 38.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden is 38.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 38.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 15th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.8% | 30.7% | 34.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 36.1% | 38.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 12 Moldova, Republic of 39.4% compare
- 13 Denmark 39.2% compare
- 14 Kazakhstan, Republic of 38.8% compare
- 16 Iceland 38.3% compare
- 17 Cyprus 37.9% compare
- 18 Netherlands 37.6% 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 38.6% 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 38.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 89 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 25.7%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release