Upper secondary completion in Sweden
In Sweden, 81.5% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2006.
Sweden, 2021
81.5%
Change from 2020
−2.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
87.5%
Upper secondary completion in Sweden over time
View
Sweden
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 81.5% |
| 2020 | 83.6% |
| 2019 | 85.2% |
| 2018 | 85.7% |
| 2017 | 86.3% |
| 2016 | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 88.5% |
| 2014 | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 87.2% |
| 2012 | 87.1% |
| 2011 | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 87.4% |
| 2009 | 88.2% |
| 2008 | 87.3% |
| 2007 | 87.1% |
| 2006 | 87.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.1 percentage points from 83.6% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 87.8%, the figure has changed by −6.4 percentage points.
More for Sweden
All statistics for Sweden
Lower secondary completion
98.8%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Early leavers from education and training
6.7%
2025 · Eurostat
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
5.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
53.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
38.2%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
5.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT