Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 33.9% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Sweden, 2006β2022
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.
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
- 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 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