Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 37.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden, 1995β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden is 37.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden peaked at 37.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 20th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.0% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 35.9% | 37.6% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden was 37.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 129 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release