Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 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 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 1st of 136 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.4% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong (China) 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% 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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 136 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release