Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 51.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden stood at 51.2%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden peaked at 51.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 8th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.8% | — |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | +2.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 51.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 51.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +25.0% | 39.0% | 48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 30.2% | 33.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 32.2% | 39.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 48.8% | 51.2% | 3 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden was 51.2% 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 51.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 128 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 48.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release