Lower secondary completion rate, total in Sweden
Sweden: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Sweden, 2009–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Sweden stood at 99.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Sweden peaked at 104.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 27th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.7% | — |
| 2010 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 101.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 101.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 104.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 101.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 100.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 100.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 100.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 99.0% | 104.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.7% | 100.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Sweden
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Sweden?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Sweden was 99.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 104.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2011.
- How does Sweden rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Sweden ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.