Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 50.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden is 50.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden peaked at 50.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 6th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.3% | — |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.7% | 33.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 45.1% | 50.1% | 4 |
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)
- 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden was 50.1% in 2023, 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 50.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release