Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden
Sweden: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden is 1 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden peaked at 1 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9752 index, in 1981.
That places Sweden 115th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9752 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9761 index | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9771 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9782 index | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9791 index | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9798 index | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9807 index | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.981 index | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9817 index | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9828 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9839 index | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.985 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9859 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9863 index | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9874 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9881 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.989 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9901 index | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9917 index | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9938 index | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9956 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9973 index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9989 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9996 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9995 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.999 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9987 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9989 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9995 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9788 index | 0.9752 index | 0.9817 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.987 index | 0.9828 index | 0.9917 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9981 index | 0.9938 index | 0.9999 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9995 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More gender data for Sweden
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,663 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,179 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,179 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9752 index in 1981.
- How does Sweden rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sweden ranks 115th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.