Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.4037 LPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.4037 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 0.4892 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3151 LPIA, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 17th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4228 LPIA | 0.3473 LPIA | 0.4892 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3714 LPIA | 0.3151 LPIA | 0.4322 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 doctoral or equivalent in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden was 0.4037 LPIA in 2023, 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 0.4892 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3151 LPIA in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release