Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant male in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant male was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 100.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Sweden peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2018.
That places Sweden 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 100.0% | — |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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 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 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 40 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 down 0.0%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release