Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden is 2.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 2.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2013.
That places Sweden 6th out of 64 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.5% | — |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +9.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 2.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden was 2.4% 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 2.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 64 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 up 60.8%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release