Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 83.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 83.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 83.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1998.
Sweden ranks 15th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 69.7% | — |
| 1999 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 75.2% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +2.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 83.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 70.7%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 83.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.8%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.3% | 69.7% | 70.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 71.5% | 79.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 74.3% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 79.6% | 83.1% | 4 |
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 upper secondary education or in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden was 83.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1998.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 15th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release