Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 47.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden, 1995–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 47.9% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden peaked at 47.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2001.
Sweden ranks 15th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33.1% | — |
| 1997 | 33.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +2.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 47.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.2%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 47.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.3%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 33.1% | 35.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 31.2% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 36.3% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.5% | 47.9% | 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 47.9% 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 47.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 101 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 31.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release