Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower was 0.9337 NPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden stood at 0.9337 NPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 0.9337 NPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9054 NPIA, in 2018.
Sweden ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Sweden, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9268 NPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.9236 NPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9227 NPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9164 NPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9178 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9202 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9167 NPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.912 NPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9054 NPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9089 NPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9095 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9293 NPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9267 NPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9337 NPIA | +0.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.9337 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 NPIA, 93% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.9337 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9981 NPIA, 94% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9171 NPIA | 0.9054 NPIA | 0.9268 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9248 NPIA | 0.9095 NPIA | 0.9337 NPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden was 0.9337 NPIA 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 0.9337 NPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9054 NPIA in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 34 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 1.9%. 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 native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release