Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 45.2% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden, 1995β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 45.2% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Sweden peaked at 45.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1995.
That places Sweden 14th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 26.5% | 28.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 28.6% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 42.5% | 45.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 11 Australia 47.5% compare
- 12 Luxembourg 46.4% compare
- 13 Armenia, Republic of 46.4% compare
- 15 Cyprus 43.9% compare
- 16 Norway 43.3% compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 43.0% compare
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 45.2% 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 45.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 129 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 48.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release