Sweden's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 106.8 % in 2001 to 114.9 % in 2024.
Sweden · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Sweden's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell from 147.9 % in 2001 to 132.0 % in 2024.
Sweden's tertiary enrolment rose from 70.0 % in 2001 to 84.0 % in 2024.
Sweden's children out of school, primary rose from 3,016 in 2001 to 4,270 in 2024.
Sweden's primary completion rate fell from 100.2 % in 2001 to 99.8 % in 2024.
Sweden's tertiary attainment rose from 28.3 % in 1995 to 50.8 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
12th of 45 · 8th in Europe & C. Asia
Sweden's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 28.6 % in 1995 to 53.6 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
20th of 40 · 15th in Europe & C. Asia
Sweden's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 74.7 % in 1995 to 86.0 % in 2025.
Sweden's expected years of schooling rose from 15.8 yrs in 1994 to 19.0 yrs in 2023.
Sweden's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 3.7 yrs in 1875 to 11.9 yrs in 2020.
Sweden's learning poverty rose from 2.1 % in 2001 to 5.3 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingdown −0.3 pts10th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.3 pts52nd of 156*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −1.0 %29th of 135
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Sweden.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data