Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Sweden, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.8% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.
That places Sweden 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7% | — |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +7.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 |
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 0.8% in 2023, 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 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release