Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden

Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.308 LPIA in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
0.308 LPIA
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
25th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.4603 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.308 LPIA
in 2022
Years of data
9
2014–2022

Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden, 2014–2022

00.10.20.30.40.52014201820222014: 0.394 LPIA2015: 0.38 LPIA2016: 0.377 LPIA2017: 0.394 LPIA2018: 0.431 LPIA2019: 0.46 LPIA2020: 0.428 LPIA2021: 0.357 LPIA2022: 0.308 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden is 0.308 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 0.4603 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.308 LPIA, in 2022.

Sweden ranks 25th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.4062 LPIA 0.377 LPIA 0.4603 LPIA 6
2020s 0.3644 LPIA 0.308 LPIA 0.4279 LPIA 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 22 Korea 0.3652 LPIA compare
  2. 23 Palestine, State of 0.3309 LPIA compare
  3. 24 Finland 0.3083 LPIA compare
  4. 26 Lithuania 0.2935 LPIA compare
  5. 27 Norway 0.2784 LPIA compare
  6. 28 Poland 0.2743 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 40 places β†’

More education data for Sweden

All data for Sweden β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden?
Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden was 0.308 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.4603 LPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.308 LPIA in 2022.
How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
Sweden ranks 25th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
40 places, 343 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release