Educational attainment rate … rural male post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate … rural male post-secondary non-tertiary was 33.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden is 33.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden peaked at 33.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2012.
That places Sweden 14th out of 75 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rural male post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25.7% | — |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +5.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 33.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 33.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.7%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 25.7% | 26.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 25.1% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 31.2% | 33.9% | 3 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden was 33.9% in 2022, 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 33.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 75 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release