Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden peaked at 1 GPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1995.
That places Sweden 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 16 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 17 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 19 France 1 GPIA compare
- 19 United Kingdom 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Russia 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.87 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release