Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 47.6% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden is 47.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden peaked at 47.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1970.
That places Sweden 17th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.7% | 9.0% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 16.8% | 18.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 19.1% | 22.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 29.4% | 31.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 31.3% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 44.1% | 47.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 14 Armenia 48.8% compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 48.2% compare
- 16 Georgia 47.8% compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 47.6% compare
- 19 United States 47.6% compare
- 20 Switzerland 46.1% 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden was 47.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release