Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8368 NPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden, 2010β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.8368 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 0.8565 NPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7933 NPIA, in 2020.
That places Sweden 31st out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8292 NPIA | 0.8026 NPIA | 0.8565 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8198 NPIA | 0.7933 NPIA | 0.8368 NPIA | 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)
- 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 upper secondary education or in Sweden?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden was 0.8368 NPIA 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 0.8565 NPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7933 NPIA in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 31st out of 37 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 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release