Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 84.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.1%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
27th
of 140 countries
All-time high
84.1%
in 2023
All-time low
39.6%
in 1970
Years of data
33
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 84.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 84.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 1970.
That places Sweden 27th out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.6% | — |
| 1974 | 45.9% | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 54.0% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 54.5% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 55.7% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 57.0% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 58.3% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 59.8% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 62.9% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 64.3% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 66.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 84.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 84.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.5% | 39.6% | 54.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 56.4% | 54.5% | 58.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 59.8% | 66.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 76.0% | 78.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 75.0% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 82.9% | 84.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 24 Seychelles 85.8% compare
- 25 Tajikistan 85.2% compare
- 26 Israel 85.1% compare
- 28 Germany 83.9% compare
- 29 Estonia 83.6% compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 81.9% compare
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 84.1% 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 84.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 140 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 12.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release