Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 90.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden stood at 90.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 90.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2010.
That places Sweden 21st out of 36 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 86.3% | — |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.3% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 89.1% | 90.5% | 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 90.5% 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 90.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 21st out of 36 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 4.1%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release