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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Sweden

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Sweden was 50.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202550.8%
Change on 2024+0.3 pts
Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high50.82025
Series low25.52001

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Sweden, 2000 to 2025

203040506020002004200820122016202020252000: 29.7 %2001: 25.5 %2002: 26.4 %2003: 27.2 %2004: 28.1 %2005: 29.6 %2006: 30.5 %2007: 31.3 %2008: 32 %2009: 33.1 %2010: 33.9 %2011: 34.8 %2012: 35.7 %2013: 37 %2014: 38.7 %2015: 39.8 %2016: 41.1 %2017: 41.9 %2018: 43.2 %2019: 44 %2020: 44.6 %2021: 46.6 %2022: 48.5 %2023: 49.4 %2024: 50.5 %2025: 50.8 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 26 values
Period%
202550.8
202450.5
202349.4
202248.5
202146.6 Series break
202044.6
201944
201843.2 Series break
201741.9
201641.1
201539.8
201438.7 Series break
201337
201235.7
201134.8
201033.9
200933.1
200832
200731.3
200630.5 Series break
200529.6 Series break
200428.1
200327.2
200226.4
200125.5 Series break
200029.7

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Sweden50.8
European Union (27)36.9

Rankings

Definition

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8: short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's or equivalent, master's or equivalent, and doctoral), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64. Measured by national labour force surveys.

Includes short-cycle tertiary programmes such as US associate degrees, so it is higher than the US bachelors_degree_share, which also covers everyone aged 25 and over.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Sweden?

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Sweden was 50.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level, tertiary education (levels 5 to 8), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Sweden?

50.8% in 2025, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 elsewhere in European Union (27)

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