Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.2666 LPIA in 2022. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden, 2014β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden is 0.2666 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 36.7% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 0.4212 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2666 LPIA, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 22nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3783 LPIA | 0.3271 LPIA | 0.4203 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3693 LPIA | 0.2666 LPIA | 0.4212 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 19 Austria 0.2971 LPIA compare
- 20 Czech Republic 0.2944 LPIA compare
- 21 Poland, Republic of 0.2844 LPIA compare
- 23 Finland 0.2626 LPIA compare
- 24 Denmark 0.2295 LPIA compare
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1881 LPIA 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 doctoral or equivalent in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden was 0.2666 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 0.4212 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2666 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 35 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 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release