Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 81.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden is 81.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 81.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 1997.
Sweden ranks 17th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 66.7% | — |
| 1998 | 68.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +1.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 81.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.5%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 81.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.6%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 66.7% | 70.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 70.2% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 74.0% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 79.6% | 81.9% | 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 81.9% 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 81.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 1997.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 113 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 9.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release