Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban female in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban female was 1.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden stood at 1.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 1.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2014.
That places Sweden 5th out of 49 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.4% | — |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +12.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 2 Luxembourg 2.9% compare
- 3 Switzerland 2.8% compare
- 4 United States 2.1% compare
- 6 Norway 1.9% compare
- 7 Ireland 1.8% compare
- 8 Australia 1.8% compare
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 1.9% 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 1.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 5th out of 49 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 38.7%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release