Productivity vs. educational attainment in Sweden
Sweden: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Sweden, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Sweden stood at 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Sweden peaked at 83.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1950.
That places Sweden 11th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 29.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 36.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 36.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 44.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 45.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 59.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 61.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 71.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 71.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 80.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 83.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 8 Belgium 84.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 9 United States 83.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 10 Germany 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 12 France 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 13 Australia 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 14 Iceland 75.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Sweden
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 71,551 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.43 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Sweden?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Sweden was 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 83.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1950.
- How does Sweden rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.