Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 18.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Sweden, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Sweden is 18.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Sweden peaked at 18.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2014.
Sweden ranks 12th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.0% | 14.3% | 15.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 18.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 9 Latvia, Republic of 20.2% compare
- 10 Estonia, Republic of 20.0% compare
- 11 Ireland 19.2% compare
- 13 Belgium 17.9% compare
- 14 Lithuania, Republic of 17.7% compare
- 15 Hungary 17.7% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Sweden was 18.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2014.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release