Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9888 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 0.9888 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 1 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9625 LPIA, in 2006.
Sweden ranks 19th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9625 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9641 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9646 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9714 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.971 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9768 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9798 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9742 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9819 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9856 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9839 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.996 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9997 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9979 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9901 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9903 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9888 LPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9657 LPIA | 0.9625 LPIA | 0.9714 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.985 LPIA | 0.971 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9918 LPIA | 0.9888 LPIA | 0.9979 LPIA | 4 |
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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 0.9888 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 1 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9625 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 19th 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 1.5%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release