Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 132 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.9231 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
33
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9231 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Sweden 27th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9231 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.927 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9342 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9867 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9863 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9884 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9878 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9938 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9851 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9861 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9873 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9882 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9895 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9912 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9923 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9935 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9943 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9955 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9903 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9281 GPIA | 0.9231 GPIA | 0.9342 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9873 GPIA | 0.9863 GPIA | 0.9884 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 0.9938 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9851 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9921 GPIA | 0.9873 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.01 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9231 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 132 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 1.6%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release