Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden
Sweden: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden stood at 1.04 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden peaked at 1.04 index in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.02 index, in 1981.
That places Sweden 101st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 index | 1.03 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.03 index | 1.04 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Sweden
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 57,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,556 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Sweden was 1.04 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 2006.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 index in 1981.
- How does Sweden rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sweden ranks 101st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.