UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed in Sweden

Sweden: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed was 1.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.2%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 87 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2017
All-time low
0.8%
in 1979
Years of data
27
1970–2017

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed in Sweden, 1970–2017

00.250.50.7511.21970199320171970: 0.853 GPIA1974: 0.874 GPIA1979: 0.849 GPIA1986: 0.978 GPIA1987: 0.988 GPIA1988: 0.994 GPIA1989: 0.999 GPIA1990: 0.991 GPIA1991: 0.993 GPIA1992: 1 GPIA1993: 1 GPIA1994: 1 GPIA1995: 1 GPIA2004: 1.1 GPIA2005: 1.2 GPIA2006: 1.2 GPIA2007: 1.2 GPIA2008: 1.1 GPIA2009: 1.1 GPIA2010: 1.1 GPIA2011: 1.1 GPIA2012: 1.1 GPIA2013: 1.2 GPIA2014: 1.2 GPIA2015: 1.2 GPIA2016: 1.2 GPIA2017: 1.2 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed in Sweden is 1.2%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed in Sweden peaked at 1.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1979.

That places Sweden 19th out of 87 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed post-secondary education (ISCED 4 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) in Sweden, 1970 to 2017.
Year GPIA Change
1970 0.9%
1974 0.9% +2.4%
1979 0.8% -2.9%
1986 1.0% +15.2%
1987 1.0% +1.1%
1988 1.0% +0.5%
1989 1.0% +0.6%
1990 1.0% -0.8%
1991 1.0% +0.2%
1992 1.0% +2.9%
1993 1.0% +0.5%
1994 1.0% +0.5%
1995 1.0% +0.5%
2004 1.1% +10.1%
2005 1.2% +0.7%
2006 1.2% +0.7%
2007 1.2% +0.5%
2008 1.1% -3.6%
2009 1.1% +0.6%
2010 1.1% +0.6%
2011 1.1% +0.5%
2012 1.1% +0.6%
2013 1.2% +0.6%
2014 1.2% +0.5%
2015 1.2% +0.5%
2016 1.2% +0.5%
2017 1.2% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 3
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 4
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 6
2000s 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 6
2010s 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 8

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 16 Brazil 1.2% compare
  2. 17 Finland 1.2% compare
  3. 18 Australia 1.2% compare
  4. 20 Bahrain 1.2% compare
  5. 21 Ecuador 1.2% compare
  6. 22 Slovakia 1.1% compare

See the full ranking of 87 places →

More reference data data for Sweden

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed in Sweden?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed in Sweden was 1.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1979.
How does Sweden rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed?
Sweden ranks 19th out of 87 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed post-secondary education (ISCED 4 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed in Sweden. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/uis-percentage-of-population-age-25-with-at-least-completed-post-secondary-education-4/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/uis-percentage-of-population-age-25-with-at-least-completed-post-secondary-education-4/sweden/">UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed in Sweden</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed post-secondary education (ISCED 4 or higher). Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
87 places, 934 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/