Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9806 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.9806 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 0.9936 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9499 LPIA, in 2008.
That places Sweden 25th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9563 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9538 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9499 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9533 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9607 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9686 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9698 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9696 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9716 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9779 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9775 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9871 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9925 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9936 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9925 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9807 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9806 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9806 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9533 LPIA | 0.9499 LPIA | 0.9563 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9769 LPIA | 0.9607 LPIA | 0.9936 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9836 LPIA | 0.9806 LPIA | 0.9925 LPIA | 4 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden was 0.9806 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9936 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9499 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 25th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release