Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 1995
All-time low
1 LPIA
in 1995
Years of data
28
1995–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden peaked at 1 LPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 12th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 1997 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 9 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 10 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 11 United States 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 12 France 1 LPIA compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Russia 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 LPIA 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 LPIA 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 LPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 100 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release