Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
36th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.7856 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.01 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7856 GPIA, in 1970.
Sweden ranks 36th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Sweden, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7856 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.8569 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8961 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9422 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9472 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9509 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9521 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9677 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9701 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9927 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.971 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.976 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.981 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.986 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9978 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8462 GPIA | 0.7856 GPIA | 0.8961 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9481 GPIA | 0.9422 GPIA | 0.9521 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9941 GPIA | 0.9677 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9958 GPIA | 0.971 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 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 1.01 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 1.04 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7856 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 36th out of 137 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 4.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release