Educational attainment rate … urban both post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate … urban both post-secondary non-tertiary was 56.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden stood at 56.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden peaked at 56.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 2006.
That places Sweden 9th out of 76 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … urban both post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 41.8% | — |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 52.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +2.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 56.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.2%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 56.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.6%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 41.8% | 44.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 43.5% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 53.6% | 56.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 6 Latvia 57.8% compare
- 7 Australia 57.7% compare
- 8 South Africa 57.5% compare
- 10 Estonia 54.2% compare
- 11 South Korea 52.9% compare
- 12 United States 52.1% compare
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden was 56.5% 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 56.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 2006.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 76 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 26.1%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release