Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Sweden
Sweden: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 45.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Sweden, 1995–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 45.2% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Sweden peaked at 45.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1995.
That places Sweden 14th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 26.5% | 28.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 28.6% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 42.5% | 45.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More education data for Sweden
- Population ages 0-14 16.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (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)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 5.70 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Sweden?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Sweden was 45.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Sweden ranks 14th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.