Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.7023 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7023 GPIA
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
27th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7499 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.5728 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
10
2013–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden, 2013–2022
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5728 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.5885 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6034 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6183 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.632 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7499 GPIA | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 0.659 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7065 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6524 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7023 GPIA | +7.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.7023 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.7023 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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