Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Sweden
Sweden: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 88.94 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
88.94
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 62 countries
All-time high
88.94
in 2023
All-time low
86.42
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Sweden stood at 88.94. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Sweden peaked at 88.94 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.42, in 2002.
That places Sweden 22nd out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.95 | — |
| 1991 | 87.14 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 87.29 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 87.43 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 87.56 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 87.68 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 87.8 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 87.82 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 87.56 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 87.14 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 86.69 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 86.45 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.42 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.5 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.6 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.8 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 87.07 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.43 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.7 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.84 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.95 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.02 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.09 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.24 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.38 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.39 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.36 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.3 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.39 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.51 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.64 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.76 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.94 | +0.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 88.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 88.94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.86, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.44 | 86.95 | 87.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.95 | 86.42 | 87.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.21 | 87.95 | 88.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.71 | 88.51 | 88.94 | 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 upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Sweden?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Sweden was 88.94 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 88.94 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.42 in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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