Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.05 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9475 GPIA, in 2010.
That places Sweden 7th out of 33 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9475 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.9551 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9645 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9876 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9842 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9921 GPIA | 0.9475 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 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 1.05 GPIA 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 1.05 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9475 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 33 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 6.0%. 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release