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Share of children who have completed primary school in Sweden

Sweden: Share of children who have completed primary school was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 165 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2024
All-time low
99.9%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Share of children who have completed primary school in Sweden, 1981–2025

0204060801001981200320251981: 99.9 %1982: 99.9 %1983: 99.9 %1984: 99.9 %1985: 99.9 %1986: 99.9 %1987: 99.9 %1988: 99.9 %1989: 99.9 %1990: 99.9 %1991: 99.9 %1992: 99.9 %1993: 99.9 %1994: 99.9 %1995: 99.9 %1996: 99.9 %1997: 99.9 %1998: 99.9 %1999: 99.9 %2000: 99.9 %2001: 99.9 %2002: 99.9 %2003: 99.9 %2004: 99.9 %2005: 99.9 %2006: 99.9 %2007: 99.9 %2008: 99.9 %2009: 99.9 %2010: 99.9 %2011: 99.9 %2012: 99.9 %2013: 99.9 %2014: 99.9 %2015: 99.9 %2016: 99.9 %2017: 99.9 %2018: 99.9 %2019: 99.9 %2020: 99.9 %2021: 99.9 %2022: 99.9 %2023: 99.9 %2024: 100 %2025: 100 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 100.0% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Sweden peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 1981.

Sweden ranks 8th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 9
1990s 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 10
2000s 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 10
2010s 99.9% 99.9% 99.9% 10
2020s 99.9% 99.9% 100.0% 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 6 United States 100.0% compare
  2. 7 Austria 100.0% compare
  3. 9 Italy 99.9% compare
  4. 10 Denmark 99.9% compare
  5. 11 Canada 99.9% compare
  6. 11 Czechia 99.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who have completed primary school in Sweden?
Share of children who have completed primary school in Sweden was 100.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 1981.
How does Sweden rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
Sweden ranks 8th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of children who have completed primary school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
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