Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.7023 GPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden, 2013β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.7023 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2022.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 0.7499 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5728 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Sweden 27th out of 59 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.632 GPIA | 0.5728 GPIA | 0.7499 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6871 GPIA | 0.6524 GPIA | 0.7065 GPIA | 3 |
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 0.7023 GPIA 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 0.7499 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5728 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 59 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 up 22.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release