Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male was 80.8% 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 80.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Sweden peaked at 80.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 1997.
Sweden ranks 19th of 111 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 male in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 65.3% | — |
| 1998 | 66.8% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +1.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 80.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.1%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 80.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.1%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1% | 65.3% | 69.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 68.8% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 73.7% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 79.6% | 80.8% | 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 80.8% 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 80.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 1997.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 111 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 7.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release