Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.713 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.713 GPIA
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
22nd
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.7789 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.6232 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
9
2014–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden, 2014–2022
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6275 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.6688 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6699 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6975 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7789 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7171 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7077 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6232 GPIA | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.713 GPIA | +14.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.713 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.713 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7226 GPIA, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.713 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