Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.713 GPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden, 2014β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden stood at 0.713 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 0.7789 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6232 GPIA, in 2021.
Sweden ranks 22nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6933 GPIA | 0.6275 GPIA | 0.7789 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6813 GPIA | 0.6232 GPIA | 0.713 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 0.713 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 0.7789 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6232 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 22nd 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 13.6%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release