Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 88.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden is 88.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 89.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2010.
That places Sweden 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 79.2% | — |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.8% | 79.2% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.1% | 89.3% | 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 upper secondary education or in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden was 88.4% 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 89.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 40 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 7.5%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release